Phone Comparison - Nokia N97 vs Nokia 208 vs Nokia 515

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced November 2008 July 2013 August 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors White, Black Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
(4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 in, 3.46 cc )
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 - Symbian Series 30
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 - -
GPU - -
RAM 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 256 MB 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT LCD, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 262K colors
Size 3.5 inches 2.4 inches 2.4 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 30.56% 32.47%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visu Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging - Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA@15fps [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 85.6 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 32 Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only) Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology No No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
408 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 912 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)