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Samsung Solstice II
SGH-A817Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 38.9 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | bada 1.1 |
| 2010-11-05 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.29 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.35 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 100.00 | $ 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 |
| 5.8 | 6.3 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 262,14 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 |
| 1.8 | 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, GPRS and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is a bit better than Samsung Solstice II, getting a 41.6 score against 38.9. Samsung Wave 525's body has the same thickness than the Samsung Solstice II, but it is a little heavier. Samsung Wave 525 has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Solstice II, because although it has a little bit lower amount of pixels per screen inch, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 400 x 240 pixels, the Samsung Wave 525 also counts with a little larger display.
Samsung Wave 525 and Samsung Solstice II both feature incredibly similar CPUs, they have the same number of cores. The Samsung Solstice II features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Wave 525, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 16 GB, the Samsung Solstice II also has more internal memory.
The Samsung Wave 525 features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Solstice II, because it has 1200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1000mAh. The Samsung Wave 525 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Solstice II, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Wave 525 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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