| Nokia N96 | Sony Ericsson W995 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | N96 | W995 |
| Form factor | Slider | Slider |
| Weight | 125 gram | 113.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 55 x 18 | 97.00 x 49.00 x 15.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| 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 Megapixels (2592 x 1944 pixels), auto focus, video stabilization | 8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 16x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 2.8 inches | 2.60 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 262144 |
| Display width | 240 | 240 |
| Display height | 320 | 320 |
| PPI | 142.86 | 153.85 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 16 GB. Expandable with microSD card | 118 MB. Expandable with Memory Stick Micro (M2) card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | 3D games |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 950 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 220 | 370 |
| Talktime (m) | 220 | 540 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML. Nokia Web Browser | 2.0 XHTML, Access NetFront |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | NA |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |