Screen size
S396Winner: 5.0"+44%
X5182.8"
Quick verdict
S396 leads the measured specs 13-1.
Measured wins
S396
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
X518
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
S396
GSM / HSPA / LTE
X518
GSM
2G bands
S396
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
X518
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
3G bands
S396
HSDPA 900 / 2100
X518
-
4G bands
S396
1, 3, 7, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
X518
-
Speed
S396
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
X518
-
GPRS
S396
-
X518
Class 12
EDGE
S396
-
X518
No
Announced
S396
2015, June. Released 2015, June
X518
2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status
S396
Discontinued
X518
Discontinued
Dimensions
S396
141.9 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
X518
104 x 57 x 14.3 mm (4.09 x 2.24 x 0.56 in)
Weight
S396
151 g (5.33 oz)
X518
108 g (3.81 oz)
SIM
S396
Dual SIM
X518
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Type
S396
IPS LCD
X518
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size
S396
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
X518
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~41.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
S396
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
X518
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Other
S396
-
X518
Handwriting recognition
OS
S396
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
X518
-
Chipset
S396
Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
X518
-
CPU
S396
Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
X518
-
GPU
S396
Mali-T720MP2
X518
-
Card slot
S396
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
X518
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
S396
8GB 1GB RAM
X518
1MB
Phonebook
S396
-
X518
Yes, Photocall
Call records
S396
-
X518
Yes
Single
S396
8 MP, AF
X518
2 MP
Features
S396
LED flash
X518
LED flash
Video
S396
1080p@30fps
X518
CIF@15fps
Single
S396
8 MP
X518
-
Video
S396
X518
-
Other
S396
-
X518
No
Loudspeaker
S396
Yes
X518
Yes
3.5mm jack
S396
Yes
X518
No
WLAN
S396
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
X518
No
Bluetooth
S396
4.0, A2DP
X518
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
S396
GPS
X518
No
NFC
S396
No
X518
-
Radio
S396
FM radio
X518
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
S396
microUSB 2.0
X518
miniUSB 2.0
Infrared port
S396
-
X518
Yes
Sensors
S396
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
X518
Messaging
S396
-
X518
SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser
S396
-
X518
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
S396
-
X518
Yes + downloadable
Java
S396
-
X518
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
S396
-
X518
MP3/AAC+/WAV player MP4/H.263 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
S396
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable
X518
Removable Li-Ion 1530 mAh battery
Stand-by
S396
-
X518
Up to 1000 h
Talk time
S396
-
X518
Up to 12 h
Colors
S396
Black
X518
Black