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Nokia E51 vs Samsung S8500 Wave

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia E51

Nokia E51

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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.

  • WeightE51: 18 g lighterE51: 100 g · S8500 Wave: 118 g
  • WidthE51: 10 mm narrowerE51: 46 mm · S8500 Wave: 56 mm
  • Screen diagonalE51: 1.3 in smaller diagonalE51: 2 in · S8500 Wave: 3.3 in
  • DepthS8500 Wave: 1.1 mm thinnerS8500 Wave: 10.9 mm · E51: 12 mm
  • HeightE51: 3.2 mm shorterE51: 114.8 mm · S8500 Wave: 118 mm
  • Release year2007 / 2010E51: 2007 · S8500 Wave: 2010

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
E51: 114.8 × 46 mm 1 S8500 Wave: 118 × 56 mm 2
Side
E51: 114.8 × 12 mm 1 S8500 Wave: 118 × 10.9 mm 2
  1. 1. E51
    Height
    114.8 mm
    Width
    46 mm
    Depth
    12 mm
    Weight
    100 g
  2. 2. S8500 Wave
    Height
    118 mm
    Width
    56 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    118 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114.8 Х 46 Х 12 mm
  • 118 Х 56 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 130 MB
  • 96 MB RAM
  • 390 MB
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.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
  • Bada
  • upgradable to 2.0; TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 23.5%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 320p@15fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Processor CPU
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Ebony Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 20 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • VoIP over WLAN
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Others
  • Five-way scroll key -Downloadable themes
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
  • Handwriting recognition
  • DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Other features
Other features
SpecificationE51S8500 Wave
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Picsel document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

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