Nokia N90 vs Samsung Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503)
Side by side comparison between Nokia N90 vs Samsung Galaxy 5 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503)
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4 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 260 thousand |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 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 N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
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| Model | Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) |
| Other model names | Nokia N90 | Samsung Galaxy i5503, Galaxy GT-i5503 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |        South Africa, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, (Europe), India, Indonesia, Iran |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 4/27/2005 | 8/1/2010 |
| Depth | 24 millimeters (0.94 inches) | 12.3 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51 x 112 millimeters (2.01 x 4.41 in) | 56 x 108 millimeters (2.2 x 4.25 in) |
| Weight | 173 grams (6.06 ounces) | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.1" inches | 2.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~24.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~40.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 352x416 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 259 PPI | 143 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Extra display: (128x128) 65K colors | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| System version | Symbian 8.1 S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 3 | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.2.1 Froyo |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 (65nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 220MHz ARM926TEJ (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 256MB |
| Internal storage | 30MB | 512MB (170MB available) |
| External storage | Until 512MB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| 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 | 0.384 Mbps | 7.2/0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 - USA: 850/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| 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 N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | CIF (352x288) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.7 (aperture) |
| 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | Carl Zeiss optics | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, 3GPP | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, AMR, RA | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 1.2 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5B | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 760 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 288 hours (12 days) | 440 hours (18.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver Java framework | • Colors: Black • Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 • Social networking integration • WiFi hotspot with Android 2.2 Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N90 | Galaxy 5 (GT-i5503) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.65W/kg (head) |