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Philips W8500 vs Vertu Aster

Philips W8500
Philips W8500
Vertu Aster
Vertu Aster
Philips W8500
Vertu Aster
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA 900, 2100
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
  • HSDPA speed
    HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
    5.76 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    -
    LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2013-10
    2014-10
  • Status
    2013-10
    2014-12
  • Design
  • SIM
    Dual SIM, (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    132 mm
    143.4 mm
  • Width
    71 mm
    69 mm
  • Thickness
    12.3 mm
    11.2 mm
  • Weight
    172 g
    193 g
  • Colors
    Silver
    Blush Calf, Caviar Karung, Cognac Ostrich, Lagoon Calf, Onyx Calf, Raspberry Ostrich, Tangerine Karung
  • Display
  • Display type
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
    Sapphire crystal glass capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    4.3 inches
    4.7 inches
  • Resolution
    540 x 960 pixels
    1080 x 1920 pixels
  • Pixel density
    256 ppi
    473 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Dual-core 1.2 GHz
    Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
  • Chipset
    -
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
  • GPU
    -
    Adreno 330
  • Internal storage
    4 GB
    64 GB
  • Memory RAM
    -
    2 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    32 GB
    -
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
    Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    8 MP
    13 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    3264 x 2448 pixels
    4128 x 3096 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    video
    video
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Camera features
    -
    Geo-tagging
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    No
    -
  • Selfie camera
    2.1 MP
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes
    Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Notifications
    Vibration; MP3 ringtones
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    Yes
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB host
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    v3.0
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    Yes
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth AptX
    -
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    SMS(threaded view)
    SMS(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    MMS
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Mail
  • Java
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Sensors
    -
    Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    Yes
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    2400 mAh
    2275 mAh
  • Talk time
    8 h
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    15 h 30 min
  • Standby time
    -
    -
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    380 h

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