| Sony Ericsson W980 | Nokia 701 |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | Nokia |
| Model | W980 | 701 |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | Block |
| Weight | 100 gram | 131.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 92 x 46 x 17 | 117.00 x 57.00 x 11.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Symbian Belle |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| 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 | 3.2 Megapixels, 4x digital zoom | 8 megapixel, autofocus, face tracking, F/2.8, 2x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 2.2 inches | 3.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262144 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 240 | 360 |
| Display height | 320 | 640 |
| PPI | 181.82 | 209.80 |
| Second Display | 252144 color TFT, 176 x176 pixels | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1 GHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | Up to 8 GB | 8 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, MP3 | MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | 3D games | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 930 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 504 |
| Talktime (m) | 540 | 1020 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |