Nokia E90 vs iPhone 6s Plus video shows how much have 'communicators' changed

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Oh, Nokia Communicator series, you were the epitome of high-end business cell phones, and your famed E90 representative hit the shelves concurrently with the handset that sent you into an oblivion, the original iPhone, back in 2007. Fast forward eight years and change, and Apple's latest mobile juggernaut, the 5.5" iPhone 6s Plus, is so far removed from the E90, as nobody would have believed in the spring of 2007.

Don't believe us? Just look at this comparison video of the two handsets above. The plumpy E90, with its physical keyboard, 4" internal and 2" external displays, an OMAP2420 processor on 330 MHz, and 128 MB RAM, has nothing on the thin and light iPhone with a screeching A9 chipset, and a high-res 5.5" display. Nothing but the nostalgia factor, of course, plus the fact that it is tough as a nail (pun intended). 

Of course, the E90 was one of the most advanced handsets for its time, and had specs on par with the OG iPhone at launch. Check out the unorthodox comparison above, and tell us what you think about the smartphone evolution since that watershed 2007 moment.

Nokia E90 Communicator Apple iPhone 6s Plus Apple iPhone

Design

Dimensions
5.19 x 2.24 x 0.78 inches
132 x 57 x 20 mm
6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight
7.40 oz (210.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g) 4.80 oz (135.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Full keyboard, Numeric keypad, Soft keys Notification light
Keys
Right: Camera shutter, Other Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch 3.5-inch
Resolution
352x800px 1920x1080px, 401 PPI 480x320px, 165 PPI
Technology
TFT IPS LCD LCD
Screen-to-body
67.91 % 52.35 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
320 x240 px, TFT, Colors: 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL1022
Processor
Single core
332 MHz
ARM11
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Single core
412 MHz
GPU
3D Graphics HW accelerator PowerVR GT7600
RAM
0.1GBROM: 256 MB 2GB (LPDDR4) 0.1GB
Internal storage
0.128GB 128GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSD not expandable
OS
Symbian (9.2) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)

Battery

Capacity
1500 mAh 2750 mAh 1400 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
3.2 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.8
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
2 MP
Flash
Yes Dual LED
Video recording
640x480 (VGA) (30 fps)
Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
Yes 5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0, Yes 4.2 2.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 b,g
USB
miniUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning Proprietary
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer
Other
Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML, VoIP NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Radio
FM, Visual Radio
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, Push-to-Talk Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 02, 2007
FCC ID value: PYARA-6
Date approved: Sep 09, 2015
FCC ID value: BCG-E2944A
Date approved: May 17, 2007
FCC ID value: BCGA1203
Measured SAR
Head: 0.52 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.63 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Head: 0.91 W/kg
Body: 1.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg
Head: 0.97 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.61 W/kg
Measured in: 850 MHz
EU SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 949

Availability

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