Samsung Wave 533

3.7

vs

Samsung Wave 525

3.4

Samsung Wave 525

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 533

App store
Has an app store
Easily get games and programs for your phone
Touchscreen
Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Keyboard
Full keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
Talk time
Long talk time
14 hours
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 525

App store
Has an app store
Easily get games and programs for your phone
Touchscreen
Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Size
Really small
55x109x11 mm
Talk time
Long talk time
14.6 hours
 

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Overview

Keyboard & keypad 10.0 vs 1.0
Samsung Wave 533 Winner: Samsung Wave 533
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  • A physical keyboard is great for emailing and typing in general, QWERTY keyboard vs None
Size 2.8 vs 10.0
Samsung Wave 525 Winner: Samsung Wave 525
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  • More than 20% smaller, 55x109x11 mm vs 55x109x15 mm
  • More than 10% lighter, 100 g vs 116 g
  • More than 20% thinner, 12 mm vs 15 mm
Battery 10.0 vs 9.3
Samsung Wave 533 Winner: Samsung Wave 533
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  • Around 20% more standby time, less frequent charging, 45.4 days vs 38.5 days
Photo & Video 5.5 vs 5.5
Too close to call
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  • Both have camera flashes
Screen 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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  • Very small screens
  • Lower quality display of text, images and video
Music 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Web browsing 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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  • Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Somewhat older network techology
Storage 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Processing power - vs -
Missing information
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Sensors - vs -
Missing information
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Overall 3.7 vs 3.4

Keyboard & keypad

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard QWERTY keyboard vs None The Wave 533 has a full keyboard, the Wave 525 doesn't have a keyboard at all

Size

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Weight 116 g vs 100 g The Wave 525 is quite light, but the Wave 533 is heavier
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Thickness 15 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 55x109x15 mm vs 55x109x11 mm The Wave 525 is fairly small, but the Wave 533 is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Battery

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Talk time 14 hours vs 14.6 hours Long talk time
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Standby time 45.4 days vs 38.5 days Long standby time, with the Wave 533 being particularily good
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Unknown vs Unknown

Photo & Video

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Camera 3.2 MP vs 3.2 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 320 x 240 vs 320 x 240 Movie support
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Screen

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 400x240 vs 400x240 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 145 PPI vs 145 PPI Lower quality display of text, images and video
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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

Music

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Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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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

Web browsing

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Network EDGE (0.384 mbps) vs EDGE (0.384 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 2.5G vs 2.5G Somewhat older network techology
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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 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot No vs No Neither 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 3.0 Average bluetooth support

Storage

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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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 100 MB vs 100 MB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Processing power

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Frequency Unknown vs Unknown
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have single core cpus which is about the average
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RAM Unknown vs Unknown

Sensors

Samsung
Wave 533
Samsung Wave 533
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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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 Unknown vs Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No
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