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Philips 968 vs Philips W8500

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Philips 968

Philips 968

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Philips W8500

Philips W8500

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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.

  • Weight968: 44 g lighter968: 128 g · W8500: 172 g
  • Width968: 22.3 mm narrower968: 48.7 mm · W8500: 71 mm
  • DepthW8500: 12.7 mm thinnerW8500: 12.3 mm · 968: 25 mm
  • Height968: 37 mm shorter968: 95 mm · W8500: 132 mm
  • Release year2005 / 2013968: 2005 · 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.

Front
968: 95 × 48.7 mm 1 W8500: 132 × 71 mm 2
Side
968: 95 × 25 mm 1 W8500: 132 × 12.3 mm 2
  1. 1. 968
    Height
    95 mm
    Width
    48.7 mm
    Depth
    25 mm+12.7 mm versus W8500
    Weight
    128 g
  2. 2. W8500
    Height
    132 mm+37 mm versus 968
    Width
    71 mm+22.3 mm versus 968
    Depth
    12.3 mm
    Weight
    172 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. 968128 g
  2. 2. W8500172 g

    +44 g versus 968

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. 968 Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting
  2. 2. W8500 4.3 in · 16:9 About 51 cm² rectangular area

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.

968: Original memory entry

40 MB

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. 968

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details SD

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.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. 9681450 mAh
  2. 2. W85002400 mAh

    +950 mAh versus 968

Specifications

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1. 9682. W8500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification968W8500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95 Х 48.7 Х 25 mm
  • 132 Х 71 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 172 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 0" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 40 MB
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • SD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification968W8500
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area Unknown
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 54.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification968W8500
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
Specification968W8500
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
General specs
General specs
Specification968W8500
Release date
  • 2005
  • July
  • 2013
  • October
Colors
  • Titanium Tempo
  • Black Bass
  • Silver
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification968W8500
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
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification968W8500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Swivel and rotate 90 deg -Handwriting recognition -Screensavers and wallpapers -Downloadable logos
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification968W8500
Dop
  • MP3/AAC+/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Lunar calendar -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)