O2 Cosmo vs Philips W8500

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.

  • Weight

    Cosmo: 42 g lighter

    Cosmo:
    130 g
    W8500:
    172 g
  • Width

    Cosmo: 9 mm narrower

    Cosmo:
    62 mm
    W8500:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Cosmo: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Cosmo:
    2.4 in
    W8500:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    W8500: 0.7 mm thinner

    Cosmo:
    13 mm
    W8500:
    12.3 mm
  • Height

    Cosmo: 21 mm shorter

    Cosmo:
    111 mm
    W8500:
    132 mm
  • Release year

    Cosmo:
    2006
    W8500:
    2013

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. Cosmo

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm +0.7 mm versus W8500
  2. 2. W8500

    Height:
    132 mm +21 mm versus Cosmo
    Width:
    71 mm +9 mm versus Cosmo
    Depth:
    12.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Cosmo

    130 g

  2. 2. W8500

    172 g

    +42 g versus Cosmo

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. Cosmo

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. W8500

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²

W8500 has approximately 185.8% more rectangular screen area than Cosmo.

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.

Cosmo: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

W8500: Original memory entry

4 GB

Practical features

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

1. Cosmo

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. W8500

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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Cosmo2. W8500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 62 Х 13 mm
  • 132 Х 71 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 172 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.9%
  • 54.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2013
  • October
Colors Unknown
  • Silver
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
  • (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Cosmo, W8500.
SpecificationCosmoW8500
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer - HTC Excalibur platform
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)