Samsung Wave 575 vs. Samsung Wave 525 3.1 Winner Samsung Wave 575 Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 575 Recent network technology 3.5G Average speed max data speeds HSDPA (7.2 mbps) 2.3 Runner-up Samsung Wave 525 "Typing on the virtual keyboard is easy, and the keys positions are well chosen in both landscape and portrait modes" phonearena.com | talking about the Wave 525's keyboard "Samsung Wave 525 has a 1200mAh battery with no official endurance specs, but we did manage to squeeze two days of fooling around with the handset, so we are at least positive that it hits the average mark." phonearena.com | talking about the Wave 525's battery Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 525 We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Samsung Wave 525 over the Samsung Wave 575.

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Overview

Network 7.0 vs 1.0 Winner: Samsung Wave 575 [details] A whole generation newer network technology, 3.5G vs 2.5G Higher theoretical max data transfer speeds over cell networks (around 19x faster), HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs EDGE (0.384 mbps) Size 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Fairly small Light weight Screen 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Very small screens Lower quality display of text, images and video Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Music 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Web browsing 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Storage 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Processing power - vs - Missing information [details] Sensors - vs - Missing information [details] Photo & Video - vs 5.5 Missing information [details] Both have camera flashes Battery - vs 10.0 Missing information [details] Overall 3.1 vs 2.3

Network

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	EDGE (0.384 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	2.5G	The Wave 575 has standard network technology, but the Wave 525's is older than most
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	No	Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	3.0	vs	3.0	Average bluetooth support

Size

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Weight	100 g	vs	100 g	Light weight
	Thickness	12 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	55x109x11 mm	vs	55x109x11 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Screen

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.2"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	400x240	vs	400x240	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	145 PPI	vs	145 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Keyboard & keypad

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Music

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Web browsing

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Storage

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	100 MB	vs	100 MB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Processing power

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Frequency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	Unknown	vs	Unknown

Sensors

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Photo & Video

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Camera	3.2 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	Unknown	vs	320 x 240
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Battery

	Samsung Wave 575			Samsung Wave 525
	Talk time	Unknown	vs	14.6 hours
	Standby time	Unknown	vs	38.5 days
	Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Unknown

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