Screen size
N500i1.9"
N908Winner: 2.2"+14%
Quick verdict
N908 leads the measured specs 7-1.
Measured wins
N500i
1
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
N908
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
N500i
GSM
N908
GSM
2G bands
N500i
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
N908
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
N500i
Class 10
N908
Class 10
EDGE
N500i
Class 10
N908
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
No
Announced
N500i
2006, February
N908
2006, July
Status
N500i
Discontinued
N908
Discontinued
Dimensions
N500i
93 x 46 x 25 mm, 80 cc (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.98 in)
N908
83.4 x 53.2 x 12.8 mm (3.28 x 2.09 x 0.50 in)
Weight
N500i
99 g (3.49 oz)
N908
84 g (2.96 oz)
SIM
N500i
Mini-SIM
N908
Mini-SIM
Type
N500i
TFT, 65K colors
N908
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size
N500i
1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
N908
2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~33.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
N500i
176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density)
N908
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
Other
N500i
Second external 4096 colors OLED display
N908
Handwriting recognition
Card slot
N500i
No
N908
microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
N500i
500 entries
N908
Yes
Call records
N500i
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
N908
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal
N500i
54MB
N908
31MB
Single
N500i
1.3 MP
N908
1.3 MP
Features
N500i
LED flash
N908
-
Video
N500i
Yes
N908
Yes
Other
N500i
No
N908
No
Loudspeaker
N500i
No
N908
No
Alert types
N500i
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
N908
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
N500i
No
N908
No
WLAN
N500i
No
N908
No
Bluetooth
N500i
Yes
N908
1.2
Positioning
N500i
No
N908
No
Radio
N500i
No
N908
No
USB
N500i
Proprietary
N908
Sensors
N500i
N908
Messaging
N500i
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
N908
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
N500i
i-mode
N908
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
N500i
Yes + downloadable
N908
Java
N500i
Yes, MIDP 2.0
N908
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
N500i
MP3/AAC/MP4 player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo SyncML
N908
Photo editor MP3 player Stopwatch Unit/Currency converter Calculator
Type
N500i
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
N908
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
N500i
Up to 200 h
N908
Up to 100 h
Talk time
N500i
Up to 2 h 50 min
N908
Up to 3 h 20 min
Colors
N500i
Black
N908
Silver , Black