Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 47.5 | 52.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Coolpad |
| Symbian Belle, Anna | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2011-08-02 | 2016-06-07 |
| 4.38 x 2.12 x 0.56 inches | 5.70 x 2.81 x 0.43 inches |
| 3.28 ounces | 5.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Orange and Purple | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 854 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 229 pixels per inch | 196 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 304 GPU |
| 7.29 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (15 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1110mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 504 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.72 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Coolpad Catalyst is slightly better than the Nokia 500, having a score of 52.1 against 47.5. Coolpad Catalyst's design is incredibly newer and much thinner, but also heavier than the Nokia 500. The Coolpad Catalyst counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, and Nokia 500 counts with Symbian Belle operating system.
Coolpad Catalyst counts with a bit better CPU than Nokia 500, because it has more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM. Nokia 500 features a more vivid screen than Coolpad Catalyst, because although it has a way worse resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Coolpad Catalyst features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia 500, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB, the Coolpad Catalyst also has 8 GB internal storage capacity. The Coolpad Catalyst features a better camera than Nokia 500, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 5 MP, the Coolpad Catalyst also has a lot higher video resolution.
Coolpad Catalyst has a much better battery life than Nokia 500, because it has 2200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1110mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Coolpad Catalyst is also a lot cheaper.
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