Need a MID or smartphone that can replace a laptop for travel – comparing the iPhone 4 to the Nokia N900 to the HTC Advantage
The hunt is on for a new MID or smartphone or something very portable that can still meet my productivity needs while travelling. I’ve narrowed it down to a few contenders and put them up against the iphone 4 for good measure. I’m almost set on a smartphone bu the viliv N5 could make the cut if the 3G model is not too expensive. Here’s my table trying to compare apples with apples.
| Nokia N900 | IiPhone 4 | HTC Advantage x7510 | ||
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 2100, UMTS 850 / 1900 | |
| Announced | 2009, August | 2010, June | 2008, February | |
| Status | Available. Released 2009, November | Available. Released 2010, June | Available. Released 2008, June | |
| Size | Dimensions | 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 133 x 98 x 16 mm |
| Weight | 181 g | 137 g | 375 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective) |
| Size | 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches | 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches | 640 x 480 pixels, 5.0 inches | |
| - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | - Scratch-resistant surface | - QWERTY keyboard | ||
| - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | - Multi-touch input method | - Handwriting recognition | ||
| - Full QWERTY keyboard | - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | |||
| - Three-axis gyro sensor | ||||
| - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off | ||||
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones | Vibration, MP3 ringtones | Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5 mm audio jack | 3.5 mm headset jack | 3.5 mm headset jack, dual speakers | ||
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Detailed, max 30 days | 100 received, dialed and missed calls | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory | No | Mini SD | |
| Data | GPRS | Class 32 | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps | Yes |
| EDGE | Class 32 | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 1.8 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | Yes | No | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB | Yes, v2.0 | Yes, miniUSB | |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2576×1936 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging | Touch focus, geo-tagging | ||
| Video | Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps | Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging | Yes | |
| Secondary | Yes, VGA | Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only | VGA videocall camera | |
| Features | OS | Maemo 5 | iOS 4 | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional |
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics | 1 GHz Apple A4 processor | Marvell PXA270 624 MHz processor | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging | |
| Browser | xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds | HTML (Safari) | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML ( Opera 9) | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio (via third party software); FM transmitter | No | No | |
| Games | Yes, 5 + downloadable | Downloadable, incl. motion-based | Yes | |
| Colors | Black | Black, White | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes | |
| Java | No | No | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - Skype and GoogleTalk VoIP integration | - MicroSIM card support only | - Voice memo | ||
| - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player | - Scratch-resistant glass back panel | - MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player | ||
| - WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX video player | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic. | - WMV/MP4 player | ||
| - TV-out | - Digital compass | - TV-out | ||
| - PDF document viewer | - Google Maps | #NAME? | ||
| - Photo editor | - iBooks application | - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) | ||
| - Adobe Flash Player 9.4 | - Audio/video player and editor | |||
| - Voice command/dial | ||||
| - TV-out | ||||
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J) | Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh | Standard battery, Li-Po 2100 mAh | |
| Stand-by | Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) | Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G) | Up to 300 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) | Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) | Up to 6 h | |
| Music play | Up to 24 h 30 min | Up to 40 h | ||
| Misc | SAR US | 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) | 0.48 W/kg (head) | |
| SAR EU | 0.80 W/kg (head) | |||
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