Philips W536 vs Plum Glow

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

    Glow: 36 g lighter

    W536:
    141 g
    Glow:
    105 g
  • Width

    Glow: 3.5 mm narrower

    W536:
    65 mm
    Glow:
    61.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Glow: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    W536:
    4 in
    Glow:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    W536: 1.4 mm thinner

    W536:
    11.5 mm
    Glow:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    Glow: 15.5 mm shorter

    W536:
    127.5 mm
    Glow:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    W536:
    2012
    Glow:
    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. W536

    Height:
    127.5 mm +15.5 mm versus Glow
    Width:
    65 mm +3.5 mm versus Glow
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
  2. 2. Glow

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    61.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.9 mm +1.4 mm versus W536

Weight

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

  1. 1. W536

    141 g

    +36 g versus Glow

  2. 2. Glow

    105 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. W536

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Glow

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

W536 has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Glow.

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.

W536: Original memory entry

4 GB (2 GB user available)

Glow: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. W536

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Glow

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. W536

    1630 mAh

    +130 mAh versus Glow

  2. 2. Glow

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. W5362. Glow

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127.5 Х 65 Х 11.5 mm
  • 112 Х 61.5 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 141 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB (2 GB user available)
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1630 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.0%
  • 53.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531u
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Release date
  • 2012
  • November
  • 2013
  • February
Colors
  • Grey
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 407 h Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for W536, Glow.
SpecificationW536Glow
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - X201 Single SIM X200 Dual SIM