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Global Score
46.951.6
Basic Information
NokiaSamsung
Symbian 9.4Android 2.3
--2011-11-22
4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 inches4.51 x 2.37 x 0.47 inches
5.29 ounces4.23 ounces
$ 165.00$ 145.00
Display / Screen
3.5 inches3.5 inches
360 x 640 pixels 320 x 480 pixels
TFTTFT
210 pixels per inch165 pixels per inch
ResistiveCapacitive, Multi-touch
6.86.5
ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processorSamsung Hummingbird (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor
128 MB RAM512 MB RAM
GPUYes GPU
6.487.38
Storage
32 GB internal memory2 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot
5.83.22
Camera
5.00 MP3.00 MP
f/2.80 aperture--
640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution--
6.825.06
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSMEV-DO A and CDMA
SIM--
3.33.2
Battery Life
1500mAh Li-Ion Battery1500mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
430 hours standby time
6.7 hours talk time
250 hours standby time
6 hours talk time
3.283.28
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.0, EDRBluetooth 3.0
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Illusion is a little bit better than Nokia N97 US, with a score of 51.6 against 46.9. The Samsung Illusion body is noticeably lighter and much thinner than Nokia N97 US. Samsung Illusion counts with Android 2.3 OS, and Nokia N97 US counts with Symbian 9.4 OS. Nokia N97 US has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Illusion, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Nokia N97 US also has a better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 640 x 360.

The Samsung Illusion counts with a faster CPU than Nokia N97 US, and although they both have a Single-Core processor, the Samsung Illusion also has 384 MB more RAM. Nokia N97 US takes way better photographs and videos than Samsung Illusion, because it has a much more MP back camera. Nokia N97 US features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Illusion, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.

Samsung Illusion's battery life is very similar to the Nokia N97 US one.

Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Illusion is also the cheapest.




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