Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia 603

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia 603 across performance, display, camera, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 603 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Ace runs at 0.8 GHz, making Nokia 603 the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy Ace and Nokia 603 offer the same screen size of 3.5 inches, but Nokia 603 features a LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Ace's TFT, making Nokia 603 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Ace and Nokia 603 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Ace offers higher internal storage with 158 GB, while Nokia 603 offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Ace the better option for storage.

User Rating: Nokia 603 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy Ace has a rating of 3.8.

Samsung Galaxy Ace

₹9,200

(Discontinued)

Nokia 603

₹30,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

09 Feb, 2011

21 Oct, 2011

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S1	N/A	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 800 MHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
278 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
TFT	LCD	Extreme AMOLED
320x480 px	360x640 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1350 mAh	N/A	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

158 MB	1 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.8/5

(537 ratings)

4.5/5

(214 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Symbian

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227

N/A

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Single core, 800 MHz, ARM 11

1 GHz

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200

N/A

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

278 MB

512 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

360x640 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

165 ppi

210 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.28 %

52.07 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

112.4 mm

113.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

59.9 mm

57.1 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

11.50 mm

12.70 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

113 grams

109.6 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

640x480 @ 24 fps

1280x720 @ 25

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1350 mAh

N/A

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 16(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

158 MB

1 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ MP4 M4A with Loud Speaker 3.5mm Audio Jack Music Playback Time : Up to 75 hours

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Native and Java games Pre-loaded Games

N/A

Java

N/A

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes POP IMAP Push e-mail

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calendar Alarms Organizer Voice command/dial Predictive text input

N/A

Applications

N/A

Quickoffice document editor Adobe PDF Reader

N/A

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