Microsoft Kin TWOm vs Nokia N-Gage QD
Side by side comparison between Microsoft Kin TWOm vs Nokia N-Gage QD phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Microsoft Kin TWOm
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21 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Kin TWOm | N-Gage QD |
| Other model names | Verizon Microsoft Kin Two CDMA | Nokia N-Gage QD |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Microsoft | Nokia |
| Release date | 11/1/2010 | 4/14/2004 |
| Depth | 16.3 millimeters (0.64 inches) | 22 millimeters (0.87 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59.9 x 111.3 millimeters (2.36 x 4.38 in) | 68 x 118 millimeters (2.68 x 4.65 in) |
| Weight | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) | 143 grams (5.01 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.4" inches | 2.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~51.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~17.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 176x208 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 170 PPI | 130 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 4 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Symbian 6.1 S60 1st Edition Pearl |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Chipset | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra | 32bit: ARM 920T |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM 11 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 104MHz ARM9TDMI (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | 16MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB | 16MB (3.49MB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 8GB MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.1 Mbps | 0.048 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A | CSD, GPRS |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 24 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, WMV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, AAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 1.1 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 1.1 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-6C |
| Battery capacity | 1390 mAh | 1070 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | 4 hours |
| Standby | 232 hours (9.7 days) | 240 hours (10 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • MS Office viewer • Facebook, Twitter • Java framework | • Colors: Gray • Four-way directional controller • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Microsoft Kin TWOm | Nokia N-Gage QD | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.29W/kg (head), 0.76W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |