Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 43.3 | 47.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Symbian 9.3 | Android 2.1 |
| 2008-02-11 | 2010-02-16 |
| 4.05 x 2.16 x 0.70 inches | 4.41 x 2.22 x 0.45 inches |
| 4.40 ounces | 4.44 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 355.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 143 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset |
| ARM9 (Single-Core 264 MHz) processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.03 | 6.93 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 220 hours standby time 3.7 hours talk time | 440 hours standby time 8.2 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
| Digital TV Broadcast | -- |
Comparison review
HTC Legend has an overall score of 47.6, which is a little bit better than Nokia N96's 43.3 general score. The HTC Legend has Android 2.1 OS, while Nokia N96 comes with Symbian 9.3 OS. HTC Legend's body is extremely newer and much thinner, but a little heavier than Nokia N96. The HTC Legend counts with a slightly better screen than Nokia N96, because it has a lot better 480 x 320 resolution, a better count of pixels per inch in the display and a quite bigger screen.
HTC Legend counts with a superior processing power than Nokia N96, and although they both have a Single-Core processing unit, the HTC Legend also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a graphics processing unit. Nokia N96 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than HTC Legend, although it has no SD memory card expansion slot.
Nokia N96 features a much better camera than HTC Legend. Both have the same resolution back facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 640x480 video quality. HTC Legend features a way better battery lifetime than Nokia N96, because it has 1300mAh of battery capacity against 950mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the HTC Legend is also by far the cheapest.
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