| Nokia N96 | Sony Ericsson Z1010 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | N96 | Z1010 |
| Form factor | Slider | Clamshell/fold |
| Weight | 125 gram | 115.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 55 x 18 | 98.00 x 48.00 x 28.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 900/1800 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 Megapixels (2592 x 1944 pixels), auto focus, video stabilization | 0.3 megapixel |
| 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 | 2.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 65536 |
| Display width | 240 | 176 |
| Display height | 320 | 220 |
| PPI | 142.86 | 128.06 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 16 GB. Expandable with microSD card | 4MB + 32MB included Memory Stick Duo |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA | Polyphonic, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 950 mAh | Li-Polymer 1000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 220 | 320 |
| Talktime (m) | 220 | 160 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML. Nokia Web Browser | 2 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |