Samsung Galaxy
Y
vs. Nokia
500

Nokia 500

5.1

Winner

Nokia 500

Reasons to buy the Nokia 500

Screen PPI
sharp screen
228 PPI
Standby time
Average standby time
21 days
Camera resolution
Average resolution
5 MP
Frequency
Average speed processor
1.0 GHz
Screen resolution
Low resolution screen
640x360
Movie format
Low resolution movies
480p @ 15fps
Weight
Light-weight
93 g
Talk time
Average talk time
7 hours
Internal storage
Very little internal storage
2 GB
Samsung Galaxy Y

4.6

Runner-up Android

Samsung Galaxy Y

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Y

App store
Average number of apps available
Android App Market
Wifi
Average speed wifi
802.11n (150 mbps)
Size
Really small
58x104x11 mm
Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
3.0
Thickness
Thin
12 mm
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,200 mAh

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Overview

Sensors 7.8 vs 10.0
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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Processing power 4.6 vs 5.4
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
[details]
  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (more than 20% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Battery 3.3 vs 4.0
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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  • More than 4x more standby time, less frequent charging, 21 days vs 5 days
  • Around 20% more talk time per battery charge, 7 hours vs 6 hours
Screen 4.7 vs 5.3
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
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  • More than 70% crisper display of text, images and video, 228 PPI vs 132 PPI
  • 3x higher resolution screen, 640x360 vs 320x240
Size 7.8 vs 7.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Very 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
Photo & Video 4.2 vs 4.2
Too close to call
[details]
  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Poor movies
  • Neither has a camera flash
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 3.8 vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network 5.9 vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Overall 4.6 vs 5.1

Sensors

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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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 No vs Yes

Processing power

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Frequency 0.8 GHz vs 1.0 GHz The 500's has an average speed processor, but the Galaxy Y 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 276 MB vs 256 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Talk time 6 hours vs 7 hours The 500 has average talk time per battery charge, but the Galaxy Y's talk time is really poor
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Standby time 5 days vs 21 days The 500 has average standby time per battery charge, but the Galaxy Y's talk time is really poor
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,110 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Screen

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Screen size 3.0" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 320x240 vs 640x360 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 132 PPI vs 228 PPI The 500's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Galaxy Y'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

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Weight 98 g vs 93 g Very light
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Thickness 12 mm vs 14 mm Average thickness
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Size 58x104x11 mm vs 53x111x14 mm The Galaxy Y is fairly small, but the 500 is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 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

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Camera 2 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 320 x 240 @ 15fps vs 480p @ 15fps Poor movies
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Storage

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 160 MB vs 2 GB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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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

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Browser benchmark 2,436 ms vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

Samsung
Galaxy Y
Samsung Galaxy Y
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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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 1.44 mbps vs Unknown
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Upload speed 0.31 mbps vs Unknown
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Network latency 270 ms vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) The Galaxy Y'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 3.0 vs 2.1 The Galaxy Y has average bluetooth support, but the 500's bluetooth support is somewhat older

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