Nokia 500 Fate vs Samsung Wave M

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Comparing the Nokia 500 Fate vs Samsung Wave M across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 500 Fate runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Samsung Wave M runs at 0.83 GHz, making Nokia 500 Fate the better performer.


Display: Samsung Wave M offers a screen size of 3.6 inches, while Nokia 500 Fate offers 3.2 inches, making Samsung Wave M the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 500 Fate and Samsung Wave M feature the same TFT display.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia 500 Fate and Samsung Wave M feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Samsung Wave M offers a higher battery capacity with 1350 mAh, while Nokia 500 Fate offers 1110 mAh, making Samsung Wave M better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia 500 Fate offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Wave M offers 160 GB, making Nokia 500 Fate the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Wave M receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia 500 Fate has a rating of 3.9.

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Nokia 500 Fate
₹5,209
(Discontinued)
Samsung Wave M
₹12,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

22 Sep, 2011
16 Dec, 2011

Performance

(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 832 MHz)
256 MB RAM
N/A

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
3.6 inches (9.14 cm)
TFT
TFT
360x640 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1110 mAh
1350 mAh

Storage

512 MB
160 MB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(295 ratings)
4.3/5
(122 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Symbian
Bada v2

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Processor

1 GHz, ARM 11
832 MHz

RAM

256 MB
N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT
TFT

Screen Size

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
3.6 inches  (9.14 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

229 ppi
160 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.11 %
53.57 %

Display Colour

16M
262k

Design

Height

111.3 mm
113.8 mm

Width

53.8 mm
63.3 mm

Thickness

14.10 mm
11.95 mm

Weight

93 grams
119.3 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
ISO control

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 @ 15 fps
640x480 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Front Camera

Battery

Capacity

1110 mAh
1350 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.33 Hours(3G) / Up to 16.33 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
160 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.93 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4
Yes Video Formats: 3GPP H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
Music ringtones Vibration

Music

Yes Music Formats: eAAC+ MP3 WAV WMA
Yes Music Formats: AAC AAC++ eAAC+ MP3 WMA

Special Features

Voice Memo Voice dialing
Voice Memo

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Games

Yes + Downloadable
Yes Embedded Java Games + Downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1 CLDC 1.1
Yes MIDP 2.1 CLDC 1.1

Browser

Yes Flash HTML WAP 2.0 Flash Lite
Yes WAP 2.0 XHTML

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Practically Unlimited
Yes Up to memory + SIM contact Practically Unlimited

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes Threaded View Up to memory + SIM msg

MMS

Yes
Yes v1.2

Email

Yes Push e-mail
Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

Instant Messaging

Yes
Yes ChatON Yahoo!

Other Facilities

Organizer Predictive text input Voice command/dial Photo editor
Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

Applications

N/A
Samsung Apps Samsung Kies 2.0 Samsung ChatON Mobile Communication Service Samsung TouchWiz for bada