Screen size
N21i—
N500iWinner: 1.9"
Quick verdict
N500i leads the measured specs 6-1.
Measured wins
N21i
1
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
N500i
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
N21i
GSM
N500i
GSM
2G bands
N21i
GSM 900 / 1800
N500i
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
N21i
Class 8
N500i
Class 10
EDGE
N21i
No
N500i
Class 10
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front 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
Announced
N21i
2002
N500i
2006, February
Status
N21i
Discontinued
N500i
Discontinued
Dimensions
N21i
102 x 52 x 24.7 mm (4.02 x 2.05 x 0.97 in)
N500i
93 x 46 x 25 mm, 80 cc (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.98 in)
Weight
N21i
120 g (4.23 oz)
N500i
99 g (3.49 oz)
SIM
N21i
Mini-SIM
N500i
Mini-SIM
Type
N21i
CSTN, 256 colors
N500i
TFT, 65K colors
Size
N21i
N500i
1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
N21i
120 x 160 pixels, 10 lines, 4:3 ratio
N500i
176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density)
Other
N21i
LED in 7 colors, color assigned to contact groups Dynamic font size Download wallpaper, animation and CLI pictures
N500i
Second external 4096 colors OLED display
Card slot
N21i
No
N500i
No
Phonebook
N21i
500
N500i
500 entries
Call records
N21i
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
N500i
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal
N21i
-
N500i
54MB
Other
N21i
No
N500i
-
Loudspeaker
N21i
No
N500i
No
Alert types
N21i
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
N500i
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack
N21i
No
N500i
No
WLAN
N21i
No
N500i
No
Bluetooth
N21i
No
N500i
Yes
Positioning
N21i
No
N500i
No
Radio
N21i
No
N500i
No
USB
N21i
N500i
Proprietary
Sensors
N21i
N500i
Messaging
N21i
SMS, Email
N500i
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser
N21i
WAP, iMode
N500i
i-mode
Clock
N21i
Yes
N500i
-
Alarm
N21i
Yes
N500i
-
Games
N21i
2 - Thief, Rolling Band
N500i
Yes + downloadable
Java
N21i
No
N500i
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
N21i
Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo/dial Profiles Scratchpad
N500i
MP3/AAC/MP4 player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo SyncML
Type
N21i
Removable Li-Ion battery
N500i
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
N21i
165 h
N500i
Up to 200 h
Talk time
N21i
3 h
N500i
Up to 2 h 50 min
Colors
N21i
Silver
N500i
Black
Single
N21i
-
N500i
1.3 MP
Features
N21i
-
N500i
LED flash
Video
N21i
-
N500i
Yes
Other
N21i
-
N500i
No