Samsung Galaxy Ace

5.1

vs

Nokia 500

5.1

Nokia 500

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Ace

Talk time
Long talk time
11.2 hours
Standby time
Long standby time
26.7 days
Flash
Has a camera flash
Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light
 

Reasons to buy the Nokia 500

Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
228 PPI
Weight
Light-weight
93 g
Frequency
Fast processor
1.0 GHz
 

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Overview

Photo & Video 4.2 vs 7.2
Samsung Galaxy Ace Winner: Samsung Galaxy Ace
[details]
  • Features a camera flash for taking photos with less light
Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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Processing power 5.4 vs 4.1
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
[details]
  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 30% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Battery 4.0 vs 5.1
Samsung Galaxy Ace Winner: Samsung Galaxy Ace
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  • Around 60% more talk time per battery charge, 11.2 hours vs 7 hours
  • More than 20% higher capacity battery, 1,350 mAh vs 1,110 mAh
  • Around 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 26.7 days vs 21 days
Screen 5.3 vs 5.0
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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  • Around 40% crisper display of text, images and video, 228 PPI vs 164 PPI
  • 50% higher resolution screen, 640x360 vs 480x320
Size 7.5 vs 7.5
Too close to call
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  • Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
[details]
  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
[details]
Web browsing - vs 4.0
Missing information
[details]
  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network - vs 5.5
Missing information
[details]
  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Overall 5.1 vs 5.1

Photo & Video

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs Yes The Galaxy Ace has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 480p @ 15fps vs 320 x 240 @ 20fps Poor movies
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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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
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Frequency 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz The 500's has an average speed processor, but the Galaxy Ace 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 278 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Talk time 7 hours vs 11.2 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 21 days vs 26.7 days The Galaxy Ace has good standby time, but the 500 is average
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Battery capacity 1,110 mAh vs 1,350 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Screen

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.5" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 640x360 vs 480x320 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 228 PPI vs 164 PPI The 500's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Galaxy Ace's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Size

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Weight 93 g vs 113 g Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light
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Thickness 14 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 53x111x14 mm vs 59x112x11 mm The Galaxy Ace is fairly small, but the 500 is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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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

Storage

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 2 GB vs 158 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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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
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 2,073 ms
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

Nokia
500
Nokia 500
Samsung Galaxy Ace Samsung
Galaxy Ace
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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 3.08 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 0.76 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 160 ms
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Wifi 802.11g (54 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) The Galaxy Ace's has average speed wifi, but the 500 is slower than most
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support
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