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Nokia 5250 vs Philips S388

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5250

Nokia 5250

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Philips S388

Philips S388

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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.

  • Weight5250: 29.5 g lighter5250: 107 g · S388: 136.5 g
  • Width5250: 18.1 mm narrower5250: 49 mm · S388: 67.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal5250: 1.7 in smaller diagonal5250: 2.8 in · S388: 4.5 in
  • DepthS388: 4.9 mm thinnerS388: 9.1 mm · 5250: 14 mm
  • Height5250: 27 mm shorter5250: 104 mm · S388: 131 mm
  • Release year2010 / 20145250: 2010 · S388: 2014

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
5250: 104 × 49 mm 1 S388: 131 × 67.1 mm 2
Side
5250: 104 × 14 mm 1 S388: 131 × 9.1 mm 2
  1. 1. 5250
    Height
    104 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    14 mm+4.9 mm versus S388
    Weight
    107 g
  2. 2. S388
    Height
    131 mm+27 mm versus 5250
    Width
    67.1 mm+18.1 mm versus 5250
    Depth
    9.1 mm
    Weight
    136.5 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 5250107 g
  2. 2. S388136.5 g

    +29.5 g versus 5250

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
5250: 2.8 in, 16:9, About 21.6 cm² rectangular area 1 S388: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. 5250 2.8 in · 16:9 About 21.6 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. S388 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area

S388 has approximately 158.3% more rectangular screen area than 5250.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

5250: Original memory entry

51 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 5250

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. S388

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 52501000 mAh
  2. 2. S3881700 mAh

    +700 mAh versus 5250

Specifications

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1. 52502. S388

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5250S388
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
  • 131 Х 67.1 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 136.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 51 MB
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5250S388
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 21.6 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.4%
  • 63.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 262 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5250S388
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
Specification5250S388
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs
Specification5250S388
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2014
  • Q3
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min Music play - Up to 24h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5250S388
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification5250S388
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
Specification5250S388
Dop
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer