Nokia N900 vs Sony Xperia S
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| Announced | |
| August 2009 | January 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2009 | Available - Q1 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Silver, Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Side-Slider | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc (4.37 x 2.35 x 0.71 in, 4.45 cc) |
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in) |
| Weight | |
| 181 g (6.38 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Maemo 5 | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 |
| Processor | |
| 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] | Adreno 220 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 16GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2576x1936 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Carl Zeiss optics | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio (via third par | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 32 | Up to 86 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 32 | Up to 237 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 16GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1320 mAh (BL-5J) | 1750 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 278 h (2G) Up to 250 h (3G) |
Up to 450 h (2G) Up to 420 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) |
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) Up to 8 h 30 min (3G) |