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Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 39.4 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.4 | bada 1.1 |
| 2009-08-25 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 110.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 229 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.48 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 71,68 MB internal memory | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 438 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Wave 525 has an overall score of 41.6, which is a bit better than the Nokia 5230's 39.4 general score. Samsung Wave 525's body is newer, notably thinner and somewhat lighter than Nokia 5230. The Samsung Wave 525 counts with bada 1.1 operating system, and Nokia 5230 counts with Symbian 9.4 operating system.
The Nokia 5230 features a little sharper display than Samsung Wave 525, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Nokia 5230 also has a much higher resolution of 640 x 360px and a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Wave 525 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 5230, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 16 GB, the Samsung Wave 525 also has 102,4 MB internal memory capacity.
Nokia 5230 features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Wave 525, because it has a greater number of cores. The Nokia 5230 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Wave 525, because although it has a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much better video resolution.
The Nokia 5230 features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Wave 525, because it has 1320mAh of battery capacity against 1200mAh.
The Samsung Wave 525 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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