Nokia E50 vs Samsung S5780 Wave 578

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Width

    E50: 11.4 mm narrower

    E50:
    43.5 mm
    S5780 Wave 578:
    54.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E50: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    E50:
    2.1 in
    S5780 Wave 578:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    S5780 Wave 578: 3 mm thinner

    E50:
    15.5 mm
    S5780 Wave 578:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    S5780 Wave 578: 5.1 mm shorter

    E50:
    113 mm
    S5780 Wave 578:
    107.9 mm
  • Release year

    E50:
    2006
    S5780 Wave 578:
    2011

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.

  1. 1. E50

    Height:
    113 mm +5.1 mm versus S5780 Wave 578
    Width:
    43.5 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +3 mm versus S5780 Wave 578
  2. 2. S5780 Wave 578

    Height:
    107.9 mm
    Width:
    54.9 mm +11.4 mm versus E50
    Depth:
    12.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. E50

    104 g

    +4.2 g versus S5780 Wave 578

  2. 2. S5780 Wave 578

    99.8 g

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.

  1. 1. E50

    Screen diagonal:
    2.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    13.7 cm²
  2. 2. S5780 Wave 578

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    29.1 cm²

S5780 Wave 578 has approximately 113.4% more rectangular screen area than E50.

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.

E50: Original memory entry

70 MB · 32 MB RAM

S5780 Wave 578: Original memory entry

100 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. E50

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. S5780 Wave 578

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

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. E50

    970 mAh

  2. 2. S5780 Wave 578

    1200 mAh

    +230 mAh versus E50

Specifications

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1. E502. S5780 Wave 578

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
  • 107.9 Х 54.9 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 99.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • bada 1.1
NFC Unknown
  • Optional
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 13.7 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.8%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 190 PPI
  • 146 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • QCIF
  • 320p@20fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.75 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for E50, S5780 Wave 578.
SpecificationE50S5780 Wave 578
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - SNS integration -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Music recognition -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)