Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace

Nokia Lumia 505
nokia lumia 505
Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced December 2012 January 2011
Status Available - January 2013 Available - February 2011
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink Black, Hugo Boss Edition
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 800 MHz [Similar] 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB 158 MB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% 54.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 MB RAM 158 MB storage
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)