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Nokia 5250 vs Philips S396

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5250

Nokia 5250

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Philips S396

Philips S396

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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: 44 g lighter5250: 107 g · S396: 151 g
  • Width5250: 24 mm narrower5250: 49 mm · S396: 73 mm
  • Screen diagonal5250: 2.2 in smaller diagonal5250: 2.8 in · S396: 5 in
  • DepthS396: 4.3 mm thinnerS396: 9.7 mm · 5250: 14 mm
  • Height5250: 37.9 mm shorter5250: 104 mm · S396: 141.9 mm
  • Release year2010 / 20155250: 2010 · S396: 2015

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 S396: 141.9 × 73 mm 2
Side
5250: 104 × 14 mm 1 S396: 141.9 × 9.7 mm 2
  1. 1. 5250
    Height
    104 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    14 mm
    Weight
    107 g
  2. 2. S396
    Height
    141.9 mm
    Width
    73 mm
    Depth
    9.7 mm
    Weight
    151 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5250S396
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
  • 141.9 Х 73 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 151 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 51 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5250S396
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 21.6 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.4%
  • 66.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 262 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5250S396
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
Specification5250S396
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
General specs
General specs
Specification5250S396
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2015
  • June
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
Specification5250S396
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • 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
Specification5250S396
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
Specification5250S396
Dop
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass