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| Global Score | |
| 37.9 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.3 | bada 1.1 |
| 2008-04-22 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.25 x 1.81 x 0.59 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.17 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 115.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 200 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 369 MHz) processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 143,36 MB internal memory | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 890mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.4 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is a little bit better than Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, with a 41.6 score against 37.9. Samsung Wave 525 counts with bada 1.1 operating system, and Nokia 5320 XpressMusic works with Symbian 9.3 operating system. Even though Samsung Wave 525 is somewhat heavier than the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, it's much thinner and noticeably newer.
The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Wave 525, because it has 1 more cpu cores. The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Wave 525, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit worse 320 x 240px resolution, it also counts with a better pixels density.
The Samsung Wave 525 counts with a bit better camera than Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 320x240 video definition, the Samsung Wave 525 also has a way higher 3.2 MP resolution back facing camera. Samsung Wave 525 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, although it has just 102,4 MB internal memory.
Samsung Wave 525 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, because it has a 35 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Wave 525 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a great choice.
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