Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) vs Nokia N90
Side by side comparison between Samsung Fascinate vs Nokia N90 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500)
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23 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 7 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| 3G CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A / 3G UMTS |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| MicroUSB 2.0 / USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| + 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 | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
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| Model | Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 |
| Other model names | Verizon Samsung Fascinate i500, Samsung Galaxy S CDMA | Nokia N90 |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | Nokia |
| Release date | 9/8/2010 | 4/27/2005 |
| Depth | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) | 24 millimeters (0.94 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 64.2 x 122.4 millimeters (2.53 x 4.82 in) | 51 x 112 millimeters (2.01 x 4.41 in) |
| Weight | 116 grams (4.06 ounces) | 173 grams (6.06 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 2.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~58% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~24.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 352x416 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 259 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Extra display: (128x128) 65K colors |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| System version | Android 2.1 Eclair | Symbian 8.1 S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 3 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 3 | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 220MHz ARM926TEJ (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX540 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 2GB (1.49GB available) | 30MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 512MB MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| 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 | 0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 900/1800/1900 - USA: 850/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | CIF (352x288) |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | Carl Zeiss optics |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 1 microphone |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV | MPEG4, H.263, 3GPP |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC | MP3, WAV, AAC+, AMR, RA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 1.2 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5B |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 760 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.5 hours | 3 hours |
| Standby | 300 hours (12.5 days) | 288 hours (12 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Grey, White • Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI • WiFi hotspot (Android 2.2 or higher) Java framework | • Colors: Silver Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Fascinate (SCH-i500) | Nokia N90 | |
| 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 |