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| Global Score | |
| 39.6 | 43.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Nokia |
| -- | Symbian 9.3 |
| 2009-02-15 | 2008-02-11 |
| 3.82 x 1.93 x 0.59 inches | 4.05 x 2.16 x 0.70 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 4.40 ounces |
| $ 375.00 | $ 355.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 154 pixels per inch | 143 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 6.1 |
| processor | ARM9 (Single-Core 264 MHz) processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 120,83 MB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| Memory Stick Micro (M2) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 930mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 950mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 220 hours standby time 3.7 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 2.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
| -- | Digital TV Broadcast |
Comparison review
Nokia N96 has an overall score of 43.3, which is a little bit better than the Sony Ericsson W995's overall score of 39.6. Although the Nokia N96 is better than Sony Ericsson W995, we must tell that it's also older, somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Nokia N96 counts with a bit better processor than Sony Ericsson W995, because it has more processing cores.
The Nokia N96 features just a bit better looking screen than Sony Ericsson W995, because although it has a quite worse pixels amount in each display inch, and they both have the same resolution of 320 x 240px, the Nokia N96 also counts with a little bit bigger screen. Nokia N96 has a superior storage to install applications and games than Sony Ericsson W995, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage.
Nokia N96 counts with a superior camera than Sony Ericsson W995, because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher 640x480 video quality. Nokia N96 features a battery lifetime that's very similar to the Sony Ericsson W995 one, although the Nokia N96 also has 950mAh of battery capacity.
Nokia N96 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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