Screen size
N500iS—
N908Winner: 2.2"
Quick verdict
N908 leads the measured specs 7-1.
Measured wins
N500iS
1
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
N908
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
N500iS
GSM
N908
GSM
2G bands
N500iS
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
N908
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
N500iS
Class 10
N908
Class 10
EDGE
N500iS
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
N500iS
2006, February
N908
2006, July
Status
N500iS
Discontinued
N908
Discontinued
Dimensions
N500iS
101 x 48 x 13.6 mm (3.98 x 1.89 x 0.54 in)
N908
83.4 x 53.2 x 12.8 mm (3.28 x 2.09 x 0.50 in)
Weight
N500iS
95 g (3.35 oz)
N908
84 g (2.96 oz)
SIM
N500iS
Mini-SIM
N908
Mini-SIM
Type
N500iS
TFT, 65K colors
N908
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size
N500iS
N908
2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~33.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
N500iS
176 x 220 pixels, 1.9 inch
N908
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
Other
N500iS
Second external mono OLED display (39x96 pixels)
N908
Handwriting recognition
Card slot
N500iS
No
N908
microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
N500iS
500 entries
N908
Yes
Call records
N500iS
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
N908
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal
N500iS
54MB
N908
31MB
Single
N500iS
1.3 MP
N908
1.3 MP
Video
N500iS
Yes
N908
Yes
Other
N500iS
No
N908
No
Loudspeaker
N500iS
No
N908
No
Alert types
N500iS
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
N908
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
N500iS
No
N908
No
WLAN
N500iS
No
N908
No
Bluetooth
N500iS
Yes
N908
1.2
Positioning
N500iS
No
N908
No
Radio
N500iS
No
N908
No
USB
N500iS
Proprietary
N908
Sensors
N500iS
N908
Messaging
N500iS
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
N908
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
N500iS
WAP(Nec e959), iMode(Nec N500iS)
N908
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
N500iS
Yes + downloadable
N908
Java
N500iS
Yes, MIDP 2.0
N908
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
N500iS
MP3/AAC/MP4 player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo SyncML
N908
Photo editor MP3 player Stopwatch Unit/Currency converter Calculator
Type
N500iS
Removable Li-Ion 820 mAh battery
N908
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
N500iS
Up to 200 h
N908
Up to 100 h
Talk time
N500iS
Up to 3 h
N908
Up to 3 h 20 min
Colors
N500iS
Black
N908
Silver , Black