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| Global Score | |
| 45.1 | 49.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | ZTE |
| Symbian 9.4 | Android 4.0 |
| 2009-09-02 | 2012-02-27 |
| 4.45 x 2.07 x 0.56 inches | -- |
| 4.87 ounces | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 229 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 1000 MB RAM |
| GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.48 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 320 hours standby time 7.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
ZTE Era has a score of 49.5, which is just a bit better than the Nokia N97 mini's score of 45.1. ZTE Era has Android 4.0 OS, while Nokia N97 mini works with Symbian 9.4 OS. ZTE Era is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it is also notably lighter and incredibly thinner than the Nokia N97 mini. The ZTE Era has a really superior performance than Nokia N97 mini, because it has more RAM and a greater number of cores (and faster).
ZTE Era counts with a more vivid display than Nokia N97 mini, because it has a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display, a much larger display and a lot better 960 x 540 pixels resolution. ZTE Era counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia N97 mini. Both have the same internal storage capacity.
The Nokia N97 mini takes much clearer videos and photos than ZTE Era, although it has a much less MP back-facing camera and a way worse 640x480 (VGA) video quality. The Nokia N97 mini counts with a much longer battery lifetime than ZTE Era.
The ZTE Era not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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