Screen size
N500—
N850Winner: 1.9"
Quick verdict
N850 leads the measured specs 4-2.
Measured wins
N500
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
N850
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
N500
GSM
N850
GSM
2G bands
N500
GSM 900 / 1800
N850
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
N500
Yes
N850
Class 10
EDGE
N500
No
N850
No
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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
N500
2004, Q4
N850
2005, Q1
Status
N500
Discontinued
N850
Discontinued
Dimensions
N500
86 x 48 x 14.5 mm (3.39 x 1.89 x 0.57 in)
N850
93 x 46 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.94 in)
Weight
N500
80 g (2.82 oz)
N850
95 g (3.35 oz)
SIM
N500
Mini-SIM
N850
Mini-SIM
Type
N500
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
N850
TFT, 65K colors
Size
N500
N850
1.9 inches, 30 x 37 mm, 11.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
N500
176 x 220 pixels
N850
176 x 220 pixels (~148 ppi density)
Other
N500
Downloadable pictures
N850
Second external STN, 4096 colors display (128 x 128 pixels) Downloadable pictures
Card slot
N500
No
N850
No
Phonebook
N500
300 entries
N850
Yes, Photo call
Call records
N500
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
N850
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal
N500
-
N850
26MB
Single
N500
VGA
N850
1.3 MP
Video
N500
Yes
N850
QCIF
Other
N500
No
N850
No
Loudspeaker
N500
No
N850
No
Alert types
N500
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
N850
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
N500
No
N850
No
WLAN
N500
No
N850
No
Bluetooth
N500
No
N850
1.2
Positioning
N500
No
N850
No
Radio
N500
No
N850
No
USB
N500
N850
Proprietary
Infrared port
N500
-
N850
Yes
Sensors
N500
N850
Messaging
N500
SMS, MMS
N850
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
N500
WAP 2.0/xHTML
N850
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
N500
Yes+ downloadable
N850
Yes
Java
N500
No
N850
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
N500
Predictive text input Organizer
N850
MP3 player Predictive text input Organizer Voice dial/memo
Type
N500
Removable Li-Ion battery
N850
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
N500
Up to 120 h
N850
Up to 100 h
Talk time
N500
Up to 2 h
N850
Up to 2 h 30 min
Colors
N500
White, black
N850
Silver