Nokia 500 vs Samsung Duos SCH-W259
Side by side comparison between Nokia 500 vs Samsung Duos SCH-W259 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 500
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21 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| 2.1 + A2DP |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Nokia 500 | Duos SCH-W259 |
| Other model names | Nokia 500, Nokia Fate | Samsung W259 Duos, Samsung Duos SCH-W259 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 4/1/2009 |
| Depth | 14.1 millimeters (0.56 inches) | 15.9 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53.8 x 111.3 millimeters (2.12 x 4.38 in) | 48 x 115.5 millimeters (1.89 x 4.55 in) |
| Weight | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 2.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~47.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~27.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 176x220 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 128 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| System version | Symbian ^3 Anna | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM11 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 2GB | 40MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 900/1800 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 1.3 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 15 fps | QCIF (176x144) |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264 | MP4, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, еAAC+, WMA | MP3, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 1.1 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | 3.5mm (same audio output) | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-4U | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1110 mAh | 1140 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 4.9 hours |
| Standby | 456 hours (19 days) | 230 hours (9.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | WAP |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White with covers • Comes with two covers back over Blue and Red • Java framework | • Colors: Black • 1GB microSD included • MMS and WAP using GSM only • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 500 | Samsung Duos SCH-W259 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.47W/kg (head), 1.38W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.18W/kg (head) | feature not registered |