Nokia 8290 Rivals and Competitors
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Nokia 8290 vs. Nokia 3390
Common for both Pros & Cons
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches vs 1.00 inches inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Nokia 8890
Common for both Pros & Cons
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches vs 0.70 inches inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Nokia 8260
Common for both Pros & Cons
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches vs 0.80 inches inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Apple iPod touch 5th generation
Nokia 8290
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches)
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Apple iPod touch 5th generation
- Dual core processor
- Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (326 ppi)
- Small dimensions (4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches inches)
- Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Motorola RAZR V3a
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Samsung GALAXY mini
Nokia 8290
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Samsung GALAXY mini
- Slow processor (600 MHz)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (127 ppi)
- Low-resolution camera (3 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- The camera lacks flash
- Low-resolution video capture
- No front-facing camera
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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Nokia 8290 vs. Samsung Galaxy S4
Nokia 8290
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.68 inches inches)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks an e-mail client
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Samsung Galaxy S4
- Quad core processor
- Very big display (5.0 inches)
- Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (441 ppi)
- High-resolution display (1080 x 1920 pixels)
- High-resolution camera (13 megapixels)
- Very fast processor (1900 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (2048 MB RAM)
- Fast mobile data support (4G)
- NFC
- HDMI connector for TV-out (via microUSB)
Common for both Pros & Cons
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