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Philips S396 vs Philips W820

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Philips S396

Philips S396

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Philips W820

Philips W820

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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.

  • WeightW820: 8 g lighterW820: 143 g · S396: 151 g
  • WidthW820: 15.3 mm narrowerW820: 57.7 mm · S396: 73 mm
  • Screen diagonalW820: 1.8 in smaller diagonalW820: 3.2 in · S396: 5 in
  • DepthS396: 5.1 mm thinnerS396: 9.7 mm · W820: 14.8 mm
  • HeightW820: 27.3 mm shorterW820: 114.6 mm · S396: 141.9 mm
  • Release year2015 / 2012S396: 2015 · W820: 2012

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
S396: 141.9 × 73 mm 1 W820: 114.6 × 57.7 mm 2
Side
S396: 141.9 × 9.7 mm 1 W820: 114.6 × 14.8 mm 2
  1. 1. S396
    Height
    141.9 mm+27.3 mm versus W820
    Width
    73 mm+15.3 mm versus W820
    Depth
    9.7 mm
    Weight
    151 g
  2. 2. W820
    Height
    114.6 mm
    Width
    57.7 mm
    Depth
    14.8 mm+5.1 mm versus S396
    Weight
    143 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. S396151 g

    +8 g versus W820

  2. 2. W820143 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.

Screen size
S396: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 1 W820: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. S396 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. W820 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area

S396 has approximately 126% more rectangular screen area than W820.

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.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageS396W820
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
W820: Original memory entry

512 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. S396

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. W820

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. S3962300 mAh

    +200 mAh versus W820

  2. 2. W8202100 mAh

Specifications

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1. S3962. W820

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationS396W820
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 141.9 Х 73 Х 9.7 mm
  • 114.6 Х 57.7 Х 14.8 mm
Weight
  • 151 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationS396W820
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.5%
  • 46.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationS396W820
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 176x144@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationS396W820
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationS396W820
Release date
  • 2015
  • June
  • 2012
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationS396W820
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • 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)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationS396W820
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationS396W820
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.263 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input