Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) vs Microsoft Kin One
Side by side comparison between Samsung Wave 525 vs Microsoft Kin One phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Microsoft Kin One
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8 Advantages 
11 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +5 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
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| Model | Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Kin One |
| Other model names | Samsung Wave525 S5250, Samsung Wave 2 | Microsoft Kin ONE GSM |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | Microsoft |
| Release date | 10/1/2010 | 5/1/2010 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 19.1 millimeters (0.75 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 109.5 millimeters (2.17 x 4.31 in) | 63.5 x 82.6 millimeters (2.5 x 3.25 in) |
| Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 2.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~48.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~39.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 146 PPI | 154 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| System version | Bada 1.1 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | Bada 2.0 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM 11 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 100MB | 4GB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| 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 | 0.236 Mbps | 7.2/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | VGA (640x480) 30 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 | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1240 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 14.5 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 920 hours (38.3 days) | 200 hours (8.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, 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, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink, LaFleur edition • TouchWiz UI 3.0 • Java framework | • Colors: Black • MS Office viewer • Facebook, Twitter • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Microsoft Kin One | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |