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Samsung Advance
SGH-A885Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 38.3 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | bada 1.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.30 x 2.06 x 0.50 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.32 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 145.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 155 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| Yes | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.7 | 6.3 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 73,73 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 |
| -- | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is slightly better than the Samsung Advance, getting a general score of 41.6 against 38.3. The Samsung Wave 525 body is just a bit thinner but a bit heavier than Samsung Advance. Samsung Advance and Samsung Wave 525 have incredibly similar processing units, both of them have a 0-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Wave 525 counts with a better looking display than Samsung Advance, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same resolution of 400 x 240px, the Samsung Wave 525 also counts with a little bit larger display. Samsung Wave 525 has a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Advance, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 16 GB, the Samsung Wave 525 also has more internal memory.
Samsung Wave 525 takes slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Advance, because it has a back-facing camera with way more MP. Samsung Wave 525 counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Advance, because it has a 1200mAh battery size against 1000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Wave 525 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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