Nokia 9500 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 9500 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
,
4.5"
TFT
TFT
640x200
0.3
MP
MP
64MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1300
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
1 Advantage 
26 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| HTML, XHTML / HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| + 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 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) |
| Other model names | Nokia Communicator 9500 | Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830C, Galaxy Ace 1, Samsung Cooper |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  (Latin America) |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 2/1/2005 | 1/26/2011 |
| Depth | 23.6 millimeters (0.93 inches) | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 56 x 148 millimeters (2.2 x 5.83 in) | 59.9 x 112.4 millimeters (2.36 x 4.43 in) |
| Weight | 222 grams (7.77 ounces) | 113 grams (3.96 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~44.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~54.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x200 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 149 PPI | 165 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | Extra display: LCD 128x128 | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| System version | Symbian 7.0 S80 2nd Edition | Android 2.2.1 Froyo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread |
| User Interface | Series 80 UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227T (65nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 150MHz ARM925T (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| RAM memory | 64MB SDRAM | 384MB |
| Internal storage | 128MB (76MB available) | 512MB (158MB available) |
| External storage | Until 2GB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.177 Mbps | 7.2/0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 0.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (176x144) | VGA (640x480) 24 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| 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 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | 3GP, MPEG4 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC, MIDI | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 1.1 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b [wifi2] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BP-5L | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 1350 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 400 hours (16.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Tin Grey • Java games • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Hugo Boss, La Fleur • 2GB microSD included • Samsung TouchWiz UI 3.0 • WiFi hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 9500 | Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830C) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.99W/kg (head), 1.15W/kg (body) | 0.826W/kg (head), 0.872W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.52W/kg (head) | 0.562W/kg (head) |