Nokia N900 vs HTC Desire (A8181)

Here you can compare Nokia N900 and HTC Desire (A8181). Comparing Nokia N900 vs HTC Desire (A8181) on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Nokia N900 stands against HTC Desire (A8181) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Nokia N900 is ₹15,999 and for HTC Desire (A8181) is ₹5,078. The details of both of these products were last updated on Jun 01, 2026.

Specification	Nokia N900	HTC Desire (A8181)
Display	3.5 inches, 800 x 480 pixels	3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels
OS	Maemo v5	Android v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Rear Camera	5 MP	5 MP
Battery	1320 mAh, Li-ion Battery	1400 mAh, Li-ion Battery
RAM	256 MB	576 MB
Price	₹15,999	₹5,078

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Overview

Specs Score	23 / 100 Better Specs	19 / 100
Display Size	3.5 in	3.7 in Bigger Display
RAM	256 MB	576 MB More RAM
Storage	32 GB More Storage	512 MB
CPU Clock Speed	600 MHz	1 GHz Faster Clock Speed
Front Camera	0.07 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Weight	181 g	135 g Lighter
Thickness	18 mm	11.9 mm Slimmer
Battery	1320 mAh	1400 mAh Bigger Battery

General

Sim Type	Single Sim, GSM	Single Sim, GSM
Dual Sim	No	No
Sim Size		Mini SIM
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	August, 2009	February, 2010

Design

Dimensions	59.8 x 110.9 x 18 mm	60 x 119 x 11.9 mm
Weight	181 g	135 g
Design Type	Slider
Qwerty	Yes

Display

Type	Color TFT Screen (65K colors Colors)	Color AMOLED Screen (16M colors Colors)
Touch	Yes, Resistive	Yes
Size	3.5 inches, 800 x 480 pixels	3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels
Aspect Ratio	5:3	5:3
PPI	~ 267 PPI	~ 252 PPI
Features		Corning Gorilla Glass Screen Protection

Memory

Phonebook	Unlimited
RAM	256 MB	576 MB
Storage	32 GB	512 MB
Card Slot	Yes, upto 16 GB	Yes, upto 32 GB, 4 GB included

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes 10 Mbps Download 2 Mbps Upload	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1	Yes
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB
USB Features	USB Charging

Extra

GPS	Yes, with A-GPS Support	Yes, with A-GPS Support
Sensors	Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Compass
3.5mm Headphone Jack	Yes	Yes
Extra	DLNA, TV Out

Camera

Rear Camera	5 MP	5 MP
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Features	Geo tagging	Geo tagging
Video Recording	848 x 480 px @ 25 fps	720p @ 15 fps HD
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	0.07 MP	No

Technical

OS	Maemo v5	Android v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset		Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
CPU	600 MHz, Single Core Processor	1 GHz, Single Core Processor
GPU		Adreno 200
Java	No	Yes, via 3rd party
Browser	Yes, supports HTML/Flash	Yes, supports HTML/Flash

Multimedia

Supports	Instant Messaging, Voice Recording, Calendar	MMS, Instant Messaging
Email	Yes	Yes, with Push Email
Music	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless)	MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA
Video	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD, WMV	MP4, H.264, WMV
FM Radio	Yes	Yes
Document Reader	Yes

Battery

Type	Removable Battery	Removable Battery
Size	1320 mAh, Li-ion Battery	1400 mAh, Li-ion Battery
StandBy Time	11 days	14 days
Talk Time	390 min	400 min
Music Playback Time	24 hours

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