Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia Lumia 505

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

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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 1350 mAh 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)