Apple iPhone vs Nokia E50

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iPhone compared with E50

	AppleiPhone	NokiaE50
Overview
Released
Released	June 2007	2006
Display
Screen size
Screen size	3.5″	–
Resolution
Resolution	480 × 320 (better)	320 × 240
Sharpness
Sharpness	165 pixels per inch	–
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Display type
Display type	3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	QVGA 240 × 320 TFT LCD with 262,144 colours in the production reviews; not a touchscreen. Maker physical diagonal not recovered, so no headline inches inferred.
Pixel density
Pixel density	163 ppi	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	Samsung S5L8900	–
Memory
Memory	128 MB	–
Storage
Storage	4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB (better)	70 MB
Memory
Memory	–	70 MB internal user storage in GSMArena and TechRadar's camera-equipped production tests; the camera-free configuration has no borrowed capacity. Installed physical RAM not verified in the maker guide or these tests.
Storage type
Storage type	–	microSD beneath the metal rear cover, removable without removing the battery in both tests; no maximum card capacity inferred
CPU
CPU	412 MHz ARM1176JZF-S (Tecnoblog); iFixit found a Samsung-marked 8900B package with K4X1G153PC SDRAM	–
GPU
GPU	PowerVR MBX Lite (Tecnoblog)	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	2 MP (better)	1.3 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Main camera
Main camera	2.0 megapixels	E50-1 RM-170 has a 1.3 MP camera, up to 1280 × 960 pixels in the exact maker guide. E50-2 RM-171 omits the camera; headline camera applies to the equipped configuration.
Video recording
Video recording	–	QCIF 176 × 144 in GSMArena's camera-equipped production test; no unverified frame rate inferred
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,400 mAh (better)	970 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 7 hours	–
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Talk time up to 8 hours; standby up to 250 hours; internet use up to 6 hours; video playback up to 7 hours; audio playback up to 24 hours; 1,400 mAh (9to5Mac)	Removable BL-5C 970 mAh identified in GSMArena's exact production test. Maker launch claims up to six hours of talk; not video playback. TechRadar's 55-hour result involved weak coverage and about 20 minutes of calls.
Wired charging
Wired charging	Charging via USB to a computer or the included USB Power Adapter	Separate small Nokia charger connector. Exact issue 1 guide lists AC-4 and DC-4; no charging wattage inferred.
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	135 g	104 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	11.6 mm (better)	15.5 mm
Height × width
Height × width	115 × 61 mm	113 × 43.5 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	–	104 g and 113 × 43.5 × 15.5 mm from GSMArena's exact-model specification table; TechRadar rounds thickness to 16 mm. Maker dimension sheet unresolved.
Materials
Materials	Aluminium back with a black plastic lower section over the antenna (iFixit)	Metal rear battery cover with plastic sections; Silver/Black original press finish
Buttons
Buttons	–	Numeric keypad, joystick, dedicated menu and correction keys, side volume/edit/voice controls; notification light around joystick
Speakers
Speakers	–	Built-in loudspeaker; mono headset in both reviewed packages, stereo headset or compatible adaptor sold separately. No FM radio in GSMArena's production test.
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	Symbian
Software at launch
Software at launch	iPhone OS 1.0	Symbian OS 9.1 with S60 Third Edition
Software features
Software features	–	Quickoffice views Word, Excel and PowerPoint; PDF reader, ZIP manager, Team Suite, voice functions and phone-wide search. Maker launch's two-number feature routes an office line through enterprise software; not dual-SIM hardware. Historical enterprise servers and downloads may no longer operate.
Release detail
Release detail	–	Nokia announced E50 on 18 May 2006. Its full-year 2006 results confirm first shipments during 2006; earliest retail month unresolved, so year precision retained. May announcement and planned third-quarter shipment are not treated as sale dates. No inferred predecessor link.
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	Quad-band GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); EDGE	EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS and EDGE; no UMTS or LTE
SIM
SIM	Mini-SIM (Tecnoblog)	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)	No Wi-Fi in both production tests
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR	Bluetooth 2.0 in the exact owner guide, with headset/hands-free, dial-up, object/file transfer, imaging and remote SIM profiles; no A2DP support inferred
USB
USB	30-pin dock connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack	Pop-Port data/accessory connector, PC Suite and memory-card mass-storage modes; infrared. No standard headphone socket.