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Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 40.5 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Samsung |
| webOS 2.1 | bada 1.1 |
| 2011-02-09 | 2010-06-14 |
| 3.31 x 2.15 x 0.59 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.63 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 80.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 400 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 197 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | processor |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.2 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 910mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.4 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is slightly better than the HP Veer 4G, having a score of 41.6 against 40.5. Samsung Wave 525's design is notably thinner and a bit lighter than the HP Veer 4G, even though both were only released with a couple months difference. Samsung Wave 525 works with bada 1.1 operating system, and HP Veer 4G works with webOS 2.1 operating system.
The HP Veer 4G has a bit better looking display than Samsung Wave 525, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 400 x 320 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch of display. HP Veer 4G has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Wave 525, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 8 GB internal storage.
The HP Veer 4G has a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Wave 525, because it has an extra graphics co-processor and a greater number of cores. Samsung Wave 525 features a much better battery lifetime than HP Veer 4G, because it has 1200mAh of battery capacity against 910mAh. HP Veer 4G captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Wave 525, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 5 mega-pixels resolution.
Samsung Wave 525 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper.
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