Nokia 9290 Communicator vs Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 9290 Communicator vs Sony Xperia X Compact phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321)
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1 Advantage 
32 Advantages | 2 Common items in both devices |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| + 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 | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
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| Model | 9290 Communicator | Xperia X Compact (F5321) |
| Other model names | Nokia 9290, Nokia 9210 Communicator for America | Sony Xperia X Compact Single-Sim, Sony Kugo SS |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Nokia | Sony |
| Release date | 6/1/2001 | 9/25/2016 |
| Depth | 27 millimeters (1.06 inches) | 9.5 millimeters (0.37 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 56 x 158 millimeters (2.2 x 6.22 in) | 65 x 129 millimeters (2.56 x 5.08 in) |
| Weight | 244 grams (8.54 ounces) | 135 grams (4.73 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 4.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~42% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~69.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x200 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 149 PPI | 319 PPI |
| Colors | 4 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| System version | Symbian 6.0 S80 1st Edition Crystal | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 920T RISC 32-bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 52MHz ARM9TDMI (Single-core) | Hexa-core, 2 processors: 2x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A72 (Dual-core) 4x 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 510 600Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| RAM memory | 8MB SDRAM | 3GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 16MB (2MB available) | 32GB (22GB available) |
| External storage | Until 128MB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.043 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,19,20,26,28) TD-LTE 1900/2300/2500/2600 (Bands 38,39,40,41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 23 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 5536x4152 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 60 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | WAV | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | Not supported | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BLL-3 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 8 hours | 14 hours |
| Standby | 230 hours (9.6 days) | 750 hours (31.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Monophonic | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | External retractable antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Gray • MMC 16MB card included • Serial connection with cable owner • Infrared port • Video player • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Monochromatic second display 80x48 pixels Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Mist Blue • USB OTG On-The-Go • Triluminos 2.5D curved display • Oleophobic coating • Fingerprint sensor • PDAF on back camera • Sony Exmor RS on back camera • Sony Exmor R on front camera • Fast battery charging • Quick Charge 3.0 • Sony ClearAudio+ • PS4 integration |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 9290 Communicator | Sony Xperia X Compact (F5321) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |