Screen size
equal specsS812.0"
S882.0"
Quick verdict
S81 leads the measured specs 4-0.
Measured wins
S81
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
S88
0
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
S81
GSM / UMTS
S88
GSM
2G bands
S81
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
S88
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
S81
UMTS 2100
S88
-
Speed
S81
Yes, 384 kbps
S88
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
equal specsWired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
GPRS
S81
-
S88
Class 10
EDGE
S81
-
S88
No
Announced
S81
2006, February
S88
2006, January
Status
S81
Discontinued
S88
Discontinued
Dimensions
S81
109 x 48 x 13 mm (4.29 x 1.89 x 0.51 in)
S88
99 x 47 x 17 mm (3.90 x 1.85 x 0.67 in)
Weight
S81
99 g (3.49 oz)
S88
105 g (3.70 oz)
SIM
S81
Mini-SIM
S88
Mini-SIM
Type
S81
TFT, 256K colors
S88
AMOLED, 256K colors
Size
S81
2.0 inches, 31 x 39 mm, 12.6 cm2 (~24.1% screen-to-body ratio)
S88
2.0 inches, 31 x 39 mm, 12.6 cm2 (~27.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
S81
176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)
S88
176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)
Card slot
S81
microSD (dedicated slot)
S88
microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
S81
Yes, Photo call
S88
Yes, Photo call
Call records
S81
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
S88
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal
S81
30MB
S88
20MB
Single
S81
1.3 MP
S88
2 MP, AF
Features
S81
LED flash
S88
LED flash
Video
S81
Yes
S88
Yes
Single
S81
VGA videocall camera
S88
-
Video
S81
S88
-
Other
S81
-
S88
No
Loudspeaker
S81
No
S88
Yes
Alert types
S81
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
S88
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, composer
3.5mm jack
S81
No
S88
No
Other
S81
-
S88
3D surrounding sound
WLAN
S81
No
S88
No
Bluetooth
S81
1.1
S88
Yes
Positioning
S81
No
S88
No
Radio
S81
No
S88
No
USB
S81
Proprietary
S88
Proprietary
Sensors
S81
S88
Messaging
S81
SMS, MMS, Email
S88
SMS, MMS
Browser
S81
WAP 2.0/xHTML
S88
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
S81
Yes
S88
Yes + downloadable
Java
S81
Yes, MIDP 2.0
S88
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
S81
MP3/AAC player Video telephony iTap Stopwatch Organizer
S88
MP3/AAC player Predictive text input Voice memo Stopwatch Organizer
Type
S81
Removable Li-Ion 920 mAh battery
S88
Removable Li-Ion 920 mAh battery
Stand-by
S81
Up to 320 h
S88
Up to 110 h
Talk time
S81
Up to 4 h 50 min
S88
Up to 3 h 15 min
Colors
S81
Black/Silver
S88
Cosmic Black, Astral White