Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia N97

Apple iPhone 4S
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Nokia N97
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced October 2011 November 2008
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
(4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in, 3.46 cc )
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 16GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT resistive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 52.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visu
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 32
Edge Yes Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 16GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 1500 mAh (BP-4L)
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)