Screen size
N21i—
N500iS—
Quick verdict
N500iS leads the measured specs 5-0.
Measured wins
N21i
0
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
N500iS
5
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
N21i
GSM
N500iS
GSM
2G bands
N21i
GSM 900 / 1800
N500iS
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
N21i
Class 8
N500iS
Class 10
EDGE
N21i
No
N500iS
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
N500iS
2006, February
Status
N21i
Discontinued
N500iS
Discontinued
Dimensions
N21i
102 x 52 x 24.7 mm (4.02 x 2.05 x 0.97 in)
N500iS
101 x 48 x 13.6 mm (3.98 x 1.89 x 0.54 in)
Weight
N21i
120 g (4.23 oz)
N500iS
95 g (3.35 oz)
SIM
N21i
Mini-SIM
N500iS
Mini-SIM
Type
N21i
CSTN, 256 colors
N500iS
TFT, 65K colors
Size
N21i
N500iS
Resolution
N21i
120 x 160 pixels, 10 lines, 4:3 ratio
N500iS
176 x 220 pixels, 1.9 inch
Other
N21i
LED in 7 colors, color assigned to contact groups Dynamic font size Download wallpaper, animation and CLI pictures
N500iS
Second external mono OLED display (39x96 pixels)
Card slot
N21i
No
N500iS
No
Phonebook
N21i
500
N500iS
500 entries
Call records
N21i
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
N500iS
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal
N21i
-
N500iS
54MB
Other
N21i
No
N500iS
-
Loudspeaker
N21i
No
N500iS
No
Alert types
N21i
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
N500iS
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack
N21i
No
N500iS
No
WLAN
N21i
No
N500iS
No
Bluetooth
N21i
No
N500iS
Yes
Positioning
N21i
No
N500iS
No
Radio
N21i
No
N500iS
No
USB
N21i
N500iS
Proprietary
Sensors
N21i
N500iS
Messaging
N21i
SMS, Email
N500iS
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser
N21i
WAP, iMode
N500iS
WAP(Nec e959), iMode(Nec N500iS)
Clock
N21i
Yes
N500iS
-
Alarm
N21i
Yes
N500iS
-
Games
N21i
2 - Thief, Rolling Band
N500iS
Yes + downloadable
Java
N21i
No
N500iS
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
N21i
Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo/dial Profiles Scratchpad
N500iS
MP3/AAC/MP4 player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo SyncML
Type
N21i
Removable Li-Ion battery
N500iS
Removable Li-Ion 820 mAh battery
Stand-by
N21i
165 h
N500iS
Up to 200 h
Talk time
N21i
3 h
N500iS
Up to 3 h
Colors
N21i
Silver
N500iS
Black
Single
N21i
-
N500iS
1.3 MP
Video
N21i
-
N500iS
Yes
Other
N21i
-
N500iS
No