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Nokia 500 vs Nokia N73

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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: 23 g lighter500: 93 g · N73: 116 g
        • WidthN73: 4.8 mm narrowerN73: 49 mm · 500: 53.8 mm
        • Screen diagonalN73: 0.8 in smaller diagonalN73: 2.4 in · 500: 3.2 in
        • Depth500: 4.9 mm thinner500: 14.1 mm · N73: 19 mm
        • Release year2011 / 2006500: 2011 · N73: 2006

        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 N73: 110 × 49 mm 2
        Side
        500: 111.3 × 14.1 mm 1 N73: 110 × 19 mm 2
        1. 1. 500
          Height
          111.3 mm
          Width
          53.8 mm
          Depth
          14.1 mm
          Weight
          93 g
        2. 2. N73
          Height
          110 mm
          Width
          49 mm
          Depth
          19 mm
          Weight
          116 g

        Specifications

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        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        Specification500N73
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 111.3 Х 53.8 Х 14.1 mm
        • 110 Х 49 Х 19 mm
        Weight
        • 93 g
        • 116 g
        Technology
        • TFT
        • TFT
        Screen size
        • 3.2" inch
        • 2.4" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 360 x 640 px
        • 240 x 320 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
        • 42 MB
        • 64 MB RAM
        Memory card support
        • microSD
        • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
        • miniSD
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 1110 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        • 1100 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Symbian Anna
        • upgradable to Nokia Belle OS
        • Symbian OS 9.1
        • S60 3rd edition
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • No
        Display
        Display
        Specification500N73
        Touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        		 Unknown
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 256K
        Screen area
        • 28.2 cm2
        • 17.8 cm2
        Screen format
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        • 4:3 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 47.1%
        • 33.1%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 229 PPI
        • 167 PPI
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        Specification500N73
        Rear camera, main
        • 5 MP
        • Single
        • 3.15 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 5 MP
        • 3.15 MP
        • AF
        Functions Unknown
        • Carl Zeiss optics
        • LED flash
        Video
        • 480p@15fps
        • CIF
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0 MP,
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        Specifications Unknown
        • VGA videocall camera
        Performance
        Performance
        Specification500N73
        Processor CPU
        • 1.0 GHz ARM 11
        • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
        General specs
        General specs
        Specification500N73
        Release date
        • 2011
        • August
        • 2006
        • April
        Colors
        • Black/White with covers in Black
        • Azure Blue
        • Coral Red
        • Purple
        • Khaki
        • Orange
        • Green
        • Pink
        • Silver
        • Silver Grey/Deep Plum
        • Frost White/Metallic Red
        • Black (Music Edition)
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 110 EUR
        • 100 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
        • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / 3 h 46 min (3G)
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        Specification500N73
        SIM card
        • Mini-SIM
        • Mini-SIM
        Network
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        Speed
        • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
        • Yes
        • 384 kbps
        GPRS
        • Class 33
        • Class 10
        Edge
        • Class 33
        • Class 11
        • 236.8 kbps
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
        • No
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS
        • No
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • Pop-Port 2.0
        Bluetooth
        • 2.1
        • A2DP
        • EDR
        • 2.0
        • A2DP (latest firmware)
        Harmful irradiation
        • SAR - 1.47 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head)
        • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.13 W/kg (head)
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        Specification500N73
        Radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        Others Unknown
        • Downloadable themes
        Other features
        Other features
        Specification500N73
        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
        • Infrared port - Push to talk -Video download -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF) -Photo/video editor