Nokia C5-03 vs Samsung Wave 833

Comparing the Nokia C5-03 vs Samsung Wave 833 across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Wave 833 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.8 GHz, while Nokia C5-03 runs at 0.6 GHz, making Samsung Wave 833 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Wave 833 offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Nokia C5-03 offers 3.2 inches, making Samsung Wave 833 the larger display of the two. Nokia C5-03 features a LCD display compared to Samsung Wave 833's TFT, making Nokia C5-03 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia C5-03 and Samsung Wave 833 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Storage: Nokia C5-03 offers higher internal storage with 40 GB, while Samsung Wave 833 offers 150 GB, making Nokia C5-03 the better option for storage.

Nokia C5-03

₹5,499

(Discontinued)

Samsung Wave 833

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

02 Dec, 2010

02 Feb, 2011

16 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

3/5

(104 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Symbian

Bada v1.2

Android v15

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Samsung S3C6410

Unisoc T7100

Processor

600 MHz

800 MHz

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

128 MB

448 MB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px

320x480 px

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

229 ppi

165 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

52.28 %

N/A

Design

Height

105.8 mm

N/A

Width

51.0 mm

N/A

Thickness

13.80 mm

N/A

8.49 mm

Weight

93 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

2560 x 1920 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

640x480

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1000 mAh

N/A

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 4.66(3G) / Up to 11.5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

40 MB

150 MB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v3

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

N/A

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC eAAC eAAC+ WMA with Stereo Speakers and 3.5 mm audio jack

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Accelerometer

N/A

Games

+ Java downloadable

Yes

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

Practically Unlimited Practically Unlimited

N/A

SMS

Yes

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes SMTP IMAP4 POP3

N/A

Other Facilities

Photo editor Organizer Voice command/dial T9

N/A

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