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Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 38.7 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | bada 1.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.74 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 139.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 154 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Single-Core 512 MHz processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.66 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is just a bit better than BlackBerry Curve 8520, getting a 41.6 score against 38.7. The Samsung Wave 525 comes with bada 1.1 operating system, and BlackBerry Curve 8520 comes with BlackBerry operating system. Samsung Wave 525 is a a little lighter and somewhat thinner cellphone than the BlackBerry Curve 8520.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Wave 525, because it has a larger number of faster cores. The Samsung Wave 525 has a little more vivid screen than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because although it has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger display and a quite better 400 x 240 resolution.
The Samsung Wave 525 features a much better memory for applications and games than BlackBerry Curve 8520. The Samsung Wave 525 shoots clearer videos and photos than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has a way better 3.2 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Samsung Wave 525 counts with a bit better battery performance than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has a 4% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Wave 525 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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