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Nokia 500 vs Nokia C1

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 500

Nokia 500

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight500: 62 g lighter500: 93 g · C1: 155 g
  • Width500: 17.6 mm narrower500: 53.8 mm · C1: 71.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal500: 2.25 in smaller diagonal500: 3.2 in · C1: 5.45 in
  • DepthC1: 5.4 mm thinnerC1: 8.7 mm · 500: 14.1 mm
  • Height500: 36.3 mm shorter500: 111.3 mm · C1: 147.6 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2019500: 2011 · C1: 2019

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
500: 111.3 × 53.8 mm 1 C1: 147.6 × 71.4 mm 2
Side
500: 111.3 × 14.1 mm 1 C1: 147.6 × 8.7 mm 2
  1. 1. 500
    Height
    111.3 mm
    Width
    53.8 mm
    Depth
    14.1 mm
    Weight
    93 g
  2. 2. C1
    Height
    147.6 mm
    Width
    71.4 mm
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    155 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification500C1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.3 Х 53.8 Х 14.1 mm
  • 147.6 Х 71.4 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 93 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5.45" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 16GB 1GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian Anna
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle OS
  • Android 9.0 Pie (Go edition)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification500C1
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 76.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.1%
  • 72.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 197 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification500C1
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance
Performance
Specification500C1
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs
Specification500C1
Release date
  • 2011
  • August
  • 2019
  • December
Colors
  • Black/White with covers in Black
  • Azure Blue
  • Coral Red
  • Purple
  • Khaki
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 50 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Glass front
  • plastic back
  • plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification500C1
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 33
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.47 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification500C1
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
Specification500C1
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Exchangeable battery covers with multiple home screens (2 included in the retail box) -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity