Samsung Wave 525

3.5

vs

Samsung Wave Y

2.8

Samsung Wave Y

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave 525

Touchscreen type
Capacitive touch screen
Easy to use with your fingers
Touchscreen
Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Multi-touch
Supports multi-touch
Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom
Size
Really small
55x109x11 mm
 

Reasons to buy the Samsung Wave Y

Multitasking
Multitasking
Switch between running apps
Touchscreen type
Capacitive touch screen
Easy to use with your fingers
Touchscreen
Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Multi-touch
Supports multi-touch
Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom
 

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Overview

Battery 2.0 vs 10.0
Samsung Wave 525 Winner: Samsung Wave 525
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  • More than 2x more talk time per battery charge, 14.6 hours vs 6.7 hours
  • More than 60% more standby time, less frequent charging, 38.5 days vs 23.8 days
Network 7.0 vs 1.0
Samsung Wave Y Winner: Samsung Wave Y
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  • 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)
Photo & Video 1.5 vs 5.5
Samsung Wave 525 Winner: Samsung Wave 525
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  • Features a camera flash for taking photos with less light
Size 8.0 vs 10.0
Samsung Wave 525 Winner: Samsung Wave 525
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  • Around 10% smaller, 55x109x11 mm vs 58x110x12 mm
Screen 2.4 vs 1.0
Samsung Wave Y Winner: Samsung Wave Y
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  • More than 20% crisper display of text, images and video, 179 PPI vs 145 PPI
  • 60% higher resolution screen, 480x320 vs 400x240
Storage 1.5 vs 1.0
Samsung Wave Y Winner: Samsung Wave Y
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Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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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
Processing power - vs -
Missing information
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Sensors - vs -
Missing information
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Overall 2.8 vs 3.5

Battery

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Talk time 6.7 hours vs 14.6 hours The Wave 525 has good talk time, but the Wave Y is average
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Standby time 23.8 days vs 38.5 days The Wave 525 has good standby time, but the Wave Y is average
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Unknown

Network

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs EDGE (0.384 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 2.5G The Wave Y has standard network technology, but the Wave 525's is older than most
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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

Photo & Video

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Camera 2 MP vs 3.2 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs Yes The Wave 525 has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera 1 MP vs None
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Movie format 480 x 320 @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 Movie support
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Size

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Weight 102 g vs 100 g The Wave 525 is quite light, but the Wave Y is heavier
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Thickness 12 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 58x110x12 mm vs 55x109x11 mm The Wave 525 is fairly small, but the Wave Y is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Screen

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
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 480x320 vs 400x240 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 179 PPI vs 145 PPI The Wave Y's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Wave 525'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

Storage

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

Keyboard & keypad

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
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 None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Music

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
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 Y
Samsung Wave Y
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

Processing power

Samsung
Wave Y
Samsung Wave Y
Samsung Wave 525 Samsung
Wave 525
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Frequency 0.8 GHz 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 Y
Samsung Wave Y
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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