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| Global Score | |
| 40.5 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.4 | bada 1.1 |
| 2009-06-15 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.09 x 1.93 x 0.51 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.77 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 79.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.9 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 253 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 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 external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time 4.9 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is a little bit better than the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, with a 41.6 score against 40.5. Samsung Wave 525's body is newer, just a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic. The Samsung Wave 525 works with bada 1.1 OS, while Nokia 5530 XpressMusic has Symbian 9.4 OS.
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic features a brighter screen than Samsung Wave 525, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 640 x 360. The Samsung Wave 525 counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic features a better performing processing unit than Samsung Wave 525, because it has a higher number of faster cores. The Samsung Wave 525 features a camera that is very similar to Nokia 5530 XpressMusic's camera, both have the same resolution camera in the back. Samsung Wave 525 counts with longer battery duration than Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, because it has 1200mAh of battery capacity against 1000mAh.
The Samsung Wave 525 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic.
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