Nokia 500

Winner
Nokia 500

5.1

vs

Nokia C5-03

4.5

Nokia C5-03

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the Nokia 500

Touchscreen type
Capacitive touch screen
Easy to use with your fingers
Multi-touch
Supports multi-touch
Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom
Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
228 PPI
Frequency
Fast processor
1.0 GHz
 

Reasons to buy the Nokia C5-03

Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
228 PPI
Talk time
Long talk time
11.5 hours
 

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Overview

Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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Processing power 5.4 vs 3.3
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 70% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz
Battery 4.0 vs 4.3
Nokia C5-03 Winner: Nokia C5-03
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  • More than 60% more talk time per battery charge, 11.5 hours vs 7 hours
  • Around 20% more standby time, less frequent charging, 25 days vs 21 days
Size 7.5 vs 7.5
Too close to call
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  • Very light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Photo & Video 4.2 vs 4.2
Too close to call
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  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Movie support
  • Neither has a camera flash
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
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  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Web browsing - vs -
Missing information
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  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network - vs -
Missing information
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  • Not the latest bluetooth support
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Slower wifi than average
Screen 5.3 vs -
Missing information
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  • Low resolution screens
  • Very small screens
Overall 5.1 vs 4.5

Sensors

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500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope Yes vs No

Processing power

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Frequency 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz The 500's has an average speed processor, but the C5-03 is slower than most
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 256 MB vs 128 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

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500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Talk time 7 hours vs 11.5 hours The C5-03 has good talk time, but the 500 is average
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Standby time 21 days vs 25 days The C5-03 has good standby time, but the 500 is average
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Battery capacity 1,110 mAh vs 1,000 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Size

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500
Nokia 500
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C5-03
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Weight 93 g vs 93 g Very light
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Thickness 14 mm vs 14 mm Average thickness
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Size 53x111x14 mm vs 51x105x13 mm The C5-03 is fairly small, but the 500 is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

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500
Nokia 500
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

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500
Nokia 500
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C5-03
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Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs No Neither has a camera flash
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 480p @ 15fps vs 480p @ 15fps Movie support
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Storage

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500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 2 GB vs 40 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

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500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Network latency Unknown vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11g (54 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) Slower wifi than average
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs No The 500 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.0 Not the latest bluetooth support

Screen

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500
Nokia 500
Nokia C5-03 Nokia
C5-03
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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 640x360 vs 640x360 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 228 PPI vs 228 PPI Average display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs Unknown
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Resistive The 500 as a capacitive screen which is more sensitive to the touch, the C5-03 doesn't
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