Screen size
equal specsC362.0"
E532.0"
Quick verdict
E53 leads the measured specs 3-2.
Measured wins
C36
2
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
E53
3
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
C36
GSM
E53
GSM / UMTS
2G bands
C36
GSM 900 / 1800
E53
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
C36
Class 12
E53
-
EDGE
C36
No
E53
-
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
3G bands
C36
-
E53
UMTS 2100
Speed
C36
-
E53
Yes, 384 kbps
Announced
C36
2008, April. Released 2008
E53
2008, March. Released 2008
Status
C36
Discontinued
E53
Discontinued
Dimensions
C36
108 x 47.2 x 14.2 mm (4.25 x 1.86 x 0.56 in)
E53
93 x 47 x 17 mm (3.66 x 1.85 x 0.67 in)
Weight
C36
78 g (2.75 oz)
E53
90 g (3.17 oz)
SIM
C36
Mini-SIM
E53
Mini-SIM
Type
C36
TFT, 256K colors
E53
TFT, 256K colors
Size
C36
2.0 inches, 12.6 cm2 (~24.7% screen-to-body ratio)
E53
2.0 inches, 12.6 cm2 (~28.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
C36
176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)
E53
176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)
Other
C36
-
E53
Wallpapers Second external 1-inch OLED display
Card slot
C36
microSD (dedicated slot)
E53
microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
C36
Yes
E53
Yes
Call records
C36
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
E53
Yes
Internal
C36
-
E53
45MB
Single
C36
1.3 MP
E53
1.3 MP
Video
C36
Yes
E53
Yes
Other
C36
No
E53
-
Single
C36
-
E53
Yes
Video
C36
-
E53
Loudspeaker
C36
Yes
E53
Yes
Alert types
C36
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC, WAV, AMR, MIDI ringtones, composer
E53
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
C36
No
E53
No
Other
C36
Dedicated music keys
E53
-
WLAN
C36
No
E53
No
Bluetooth
C36
No
E53
2.0
Positioning
C36
No
E53
No
Radio
C36
FM radio; scheduled recording
E53
No
USB
C36
1.1
E53
1.2
Sensors
C36
E53
Messaging
C36
SMS, EMS, MMS
E53
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser
C36
WAP 2.0/xHTML
E53
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
C36
Yes
E53
Yes
Java
C36
Yes, MIDP 2.0
E53
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
C36
Dual loud speakers MP3 player Voice memo Health management E-book reader Webcam Chat Photo editor
E53
MP3/MP4 player Voice memo Photo editor
Type
C36
Removable Li-Ion 640 mAh battery
E53
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by
C36
Up to 180 h
E53
-
Talk time
C36
Up to 2 h 40 min
E53
-
Colors
C36
Lustrous Blue
E53
Black