Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 43.1 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.4 | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| 2010-10-14 | 2011-01-26 |
| 4.17 x 2.01 x 0.54 inches | 4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 inches |
| 3.28 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Green | -- |
| $ 125.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 229 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| 40,96 MB internal memory | 161,79 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.4 | 2.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (15 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.39 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | 610 hours standby time 10.6 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Gio is just a bit better than Nokia C5-03, having a 47.3 score against 43.1. The Galaxy Gio comes with Android 2.3.3 operating system, while Nokia C5-03 comes with Symbian 9.4 operating system. The Galaxy Gio design is thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Nokia C5-03, and they were released only 3 months apart.
The Galaxy Gio features just a little better hardware performance than Nokia C5-03, and although they both have 1 processing cores, the Galaxy Gio also has a GPU. The Nokia C5-03 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Gio, and although they both have a same size display, the Nokia C5-03 also has a greater pixels number in each inch of screen and a better 640 x 360px resolution.
The Nokia C5-03 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Gio, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot better (VGA) video quality. The Galaxy Gio counts with a superior storage to install games and applications than Nokia C5-03, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB and 120,83 MB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Gio has a way better battery duration than Nokia C5-03, because it has 1350mAh of battery capacity instead of 1000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Gio not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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