| Nokia X3 Touch and Type | Nokia N96 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Nokia |
| Model | X3 Touch and Type | N96 |
| Form factor | Block | Slider |
| Weight | 78 gram | 125.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 106 x 48 x 10 | 103.00 x 55.00 x 18.00 |
| Operating System | Series 40 | Symbian S60 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1900/2100 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, 4x digital zoom | 5 Megapixels (2592 x 1944 pixels), auto focus, video stabilization |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 2.4 inches | 2.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 240 | 240 |
| Display height | 320 | 320 |
| PPI | 166.67 | 142.86 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 50 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card | 16 GB. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 860 mAh | 950 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 220 |
| Talktime (m) | 430 | 220 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML. Opera Mini | HTML. Nokia Web Browser |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |