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| Global Score | |
| 37.4 | 40.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Nokia |
| BlackBerry 4.7.x | Symbian 9.3 |
| 2008-10-08 | 2010-03-02 |
| 4.43 x 2.45 x 0.54 inches | 4.41 x 1.81 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 3.15 ounces |
| -- | Gray and White |
| $ 199.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 2.2 inches |
| 360 x 480 pixels | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 188 pixels per inch | 182 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | No touch screen |
| 6.2 | 6.5 |
| processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.75 |
| Storage | |
| 1 GB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (15 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.94 |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1050mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 630 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | -- |
Comparison review
The Nokia C5 is just a bit better than the BlackBerry Storm 9500, having a general score of 40.7 against 37.4. The Nokia C5 body is newer, lighter and thinner than BlackBerry Storm 9500. The Nokia C5 comes with Symbian 9.3 operating system, while BlackBerry Storm 9500 comes with BlackBerry 4.7.x operating system.
The Nokia C5 counts with a slightly better screen than BlackBerry Storm 9500, although it has a really smaller screen, a little bit worse pixels amount in each inch in the screen and a much lower resolution of 320 x 240px. Nokia C5 and BlackBerry Storm 9500 both have quite similar storage capacity for apps and games, although the Nokia C5 has just 51,2 MB internal memory capacity.
The Nokia C5 has a more powerful processing unit than BlackBerry Storm 9500, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Nokia C5 also has a larger number of faster cores. Nokia C5 has a much better camera than BlackBerry Storm 9500. Both of them have a back camera with a 3.2 mega-pixels. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 has longer battery duration than Nokia C5, because it has 1400mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Nokia C5 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it a no doubt choice.
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