Philips S396 vs Philips W8355: Which is better?

Screen size

S3965.0"

W83555.3"+5.7%

Technology

S396

GSM / HSPA / LTE

W8355

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

S396

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

W8355

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands

S396

HSDPA 900 / 2100

W8355

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

S396

1, 3, 7, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

S396720 × 1280 px+44%

W8355540 × 960 px

Refresh rate

S396—

W8355—

Peak brightness

S396—

W8355—

Pixel density

S396294 ppi+29%

W8355208 ppi

CPU speed

equal specs

S396Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53

W8355Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5

RAM

S3961.0 GB

W8355—

Storage

S3968 GB+50%

W83554 GB

Main camera

S3968.0 MP+38%

W83555.0 MP

Front camera

S3968.0 MP+75%

W83552.0 MP

Battery

S3962,300 mAh

W83553,000 mAh+23%

Wired charging

S396—

W8355—

Weight

S396151 g+48%

W8355224 g

Thickness

S3969.7 mm+12%

W835510.9 mm

IP rating

S396—

W8355—

Wi‑Fi

S396Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8355Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

equal specs

S3964.0, A2DP

W83554.0, A2DP

USB

equal specs

S396microUSB 2.0

W8355microUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

S396No

W8355No

NFC

equal specs

S396No

W8355No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

S396Yes

W8355Yes

SD card

equal specs

S396Yes

W8355Yes

Stereo speakers

S396—

W8355—

Speed

S396

HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

W8355

HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Announced

S396

2015, June. Released 2015, June

W8355

2013, January. Released 2013, March

Status

S396

Discontinued

W8355

Discontinued

Dimensions

S396

141.9 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)

W8355

147.6 x 79 x 10.9 mm (5.81 x 3.11 x 0.43 in)

Weight

S396

151 g (5.33 oz)

W8355

224.5 g (7.90 oz)

SIM

S396

Dual SIM

W8355

Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Type

S396

IPS LCD

W8355

TFT

Size

S396

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)

W8355

5.3 inches, 77.4 cm2 (~66.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

S396

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

W8355

540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~208 ppi density)

S396

Android 5.1 (Lollipop)

W8355

Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Chipset

S396

Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)

W8355

Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play

CPU

S396

Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53

W8355

Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5

GPU

S396

Mali-T720MP2

W8355

Adreno 203

Card slot

S396

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

W8355

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

S396

8GB 1GB RAM

W8355

4GB 512MB RAM

Single

S396

8 MP, AF

W8355

5 MP, AF

Features

S396

LED flash

W8355

LED flash

Video

S396

1080p@30fps

W8355

Yes

Single

S396

8 MP

W8355

2 MP

Loudspeaker

S396

Yes

W8355

Yes

3.5mm jack

S396

Yes

W8355

Yes

WLAN

S396

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8355

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

S396

4.0, A2DP

W8355

4.0, A2DP

Positioning

S396

GPS

W8355

GPS

NFC

S396

W8355

Radio

S396

FM radio

W8355

USB

S396

microUSB 2.0

W8355

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

S396

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

W8355

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

S396

Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable

W8355

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable

Stand-by

S396

W8355

Up to 742 h

Talk time

S396

W8355

Up to 13 h

Colors

S396

Black

W8355

Black

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