- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Apple MacBook Air 4th Gen
- Samsung Chromebook
- ASUS Eee Pc 1018P
- 10.1"
- Atom 1.6 GHz Single core
- 1 GB DDR2
- 120 GB HDD
Released March, 2010
by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)The black plastic touchpad on the Booklet 3G isn’t particularly attractive, but it’s accurate and pleasant to use.
- 10.1"
- 1.5 GHz Dual core
- 2 GB DDR3
- 320 GB HDD
Released June, 2011
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Nokia Booklet 3G compared to the Dell Inspiron mini duo
GHz1.6
Intel Atom Z530
by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)The colorful panel offers sharp images at its native 1280 x 720 resolution, which is much higher than a typical netbook’s 1024 x 600 screen.
1.5 GHz
Rated 80% by by Mud-Ducky--semi-Cheesehead (Dec, 2011)The keyboard is great and the mouse pad works better than anyone elses version that I have found.
screen size
10.1"
10.1"
Booklet 3G by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)Images even remained bright and colorful when the screen was viewed from a 90-degree angle.
Inspiron mini duo by Brittany (Feb, 2012)There is absolutely NO lag when I am drawing on the screen (although I did have to tweak the tablet and pen settings).
screen resolution
Booklet 3G by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)When conducting a Skype call, our friend was able to see fine details of our face and watch us move around smoothly, even in a dimly-lit room.
Inspiron mini duo by Mud-Ducky--semi-Cheesehead (Dec, 2011)The screen is beautifly clear and the switch to a tablet works well.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 1.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
Booklet 3G by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)Click to enlargeThe Booklet’s combination of an underpowered 1.6-GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 4,200-rpm, 120GB hard drive provided sluggish, frustrating performance.
Inspiron mini duo by Encyclops (Oct, 2011)I didn't get it expecting lightning speed, but I haven't noticed it being much slower than my 17" laptop that has twice the RAM and a faster processor.
processor
Booklet 3G by Gadget-Guru--Gadget-Guru (Feb, 2011)if only Nokia had used the newer dual core atom processors, it would have definitely given the competition a run for the money with HD Video support and built-in HDMI port.
memory
| 0 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Booklet 3G by webmaxter (Sep, 2010)Memory (RAM) is not upgradable and you have to be happy with 1Gb RAM ONLY!
Performance Real world tests of Nokia Booklet 3G vs Dell Inspiron mini duo
battery life
12 hour
3 hour
Booklet 3G by LaptopMag (Nov, 2009)When we turned on flight simulator mode, images were extremely blurry and slow to render.Wi-Fi and Battery Life.
Inspiron mini duo by Tauan (Jun, 2012)Avoid it, battery life is bad, charging issues after 1 year, it loses charge in less than 1 hour.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Dell Inspiron mini duo
| Has an accelerometer | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Detects movement for interactive apps | |||
| Has a memory card reader | SD | vs | None |
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Much longer battery life | 12 hour | vs | 3 hour |
| 4x longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Faster processor | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz |
| Around 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
| Lighter | 1,251 g | vs | 1,537 g |
| Around 20% lighter | |||
Advantages compared to the Nokia Booklet 3G
| Marginally newer | Jun, 2011 | vs | Mar, 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Much more storage capacity | 320 GB | vs | 120 GB |
| More than 2.5x more storage capacity | |||
| Much more RAM | 2 GB | vs | 1 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Significantly faster RAM | DDR3 | vs | DDR2 |
| 2x faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Significantly thinner | 26 mm | vs | 70 mm |
| 2.7x thinner | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1366 x 768 | vs | 1280 x 720 |
| More than 10% higher resolution screen | |||
| Sharper screen | 155 ppi | vs | 145 ppi |
| Around 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Nokia Booklet 3G | Dell Inspiron mini duo | ||
 |    Rated by 6 users at amazon.com Rated 40% by by webmaxter (Sep, 2010) | Rated by 19 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Lorri-Davis (Sep, 2011) Rated 100% by by MadDogFL62 (Oct, 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 4 | Samsung Chromebook More HDMI bandwidth |
 | 5 | ASUS Eee Pc 1018P 2-way tie: Quite fast RAM |
 | 6 | Dell XPS 12 Newest on the market |
 | 7 | Lenovo x60 5-way tie: Has a memory card reader |
