Philips S396 vs Philips Xenium 9@9f: Which is better?

Screen size

S3965.0"+70%

Xenium 9@9f1.5"

Technology

S396

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Xenium 9@9f

GSM

2G bands

S396

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

Xenium 9@9f

GSM 900 / 1800

3G bands

S396

HSDPA 900 / 2100

Xenium 9@9f

4G bands

S396

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

Resolution

S396720 × 1280 px+98%

Xenium 9@9f128 × 128 px

Refresh rate

S396—

Xenium 9@9f—

Peak brightness

S396—

Xenium 9@9f—

Pixel density

S396294 ppi+59%

Xenium 9@9f121 ppi

CPU speed

S396Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53

Xenium 9@9f—

RAM

S3961.0 GB

Xenium 9@9f—

Storage

S3968 GB

Xenium 9@9f—

Main camera

S3968.0 MP

Xenium 9@9f—

Front camera

S3968.0 MP

Xenium 9@9f—

Battery

S3962,300 mAh+59%

Xenium 9@9f950 mAh

Wired charging

S396—

Xenium 9@9f—

Weight

S396151 g

Xenium 9@9f77 g+96%

Thickness

S3969.7 mm+62%

Xenium 9@9f15.7 mm

IP rating

S396—

Xenium 9@9f—

Wi‑Fi

S396Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Xenium 9@9fNo

Bluetooth

S3964.0, A2DP

Xenium 9@9fNo

USB

S396microUSB 2.0

Xenium 9@9fNo

5G support

equal specs

S396No

Xenium 9@9fNo

NFC

S396No

Xenium 9@9f—

3.5mm jack

S396Yes+100%

Xenium 9@9fNo

SD card

S396Yes+100%

Xenium 9@9fNo

Stereo speakers

S396—

Xenium 9@9f—

Speed

S396

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

Xenium 9@9f

GPRS

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Class 10

EDGE

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Announced

S396

2015, June. Released 2015, June

Xenium 9@9f

2007, January

Status

S396

Discontinued

Xenium 9@9f

Discontinued

Dimensions

S396

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

Xenium 9@9f

101 x 44 x 15.7 mm, 63 cc (3.98 x 1.73 x 0.62 in)

Weight

S396

151 g (5.33 oz)

Xenium 9@9f

77 g (2.72 oz)

SIM

S396

Dual SIM

Xenium 9@9f

Mini-SIM

Type

S396

IPS LCD

Xenium 9@9f

OLED, 65K colors

Size

S396

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

Xenium 9@9f

1.5 inches, 27 x 27 mm, 7.3 cm2 (~16.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

S396

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

Xenium 9@9f

128 x 128 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~121 ppi density)

Other

S396

Xenium 9@9f

4-way navigation key

S396

Android 5.1 (Lollipop)

Xenium 9@9f

Chipset

S396

Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)

Xenium 9@9f

CPU

S396

Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53

Xenium 9@9f

GPU

S396

Mali-T720MP2

Xenium 9@9f

Card slot

S396

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Xenium 9@9f

Internal

S396

8GB 1GB RAM

Xenium 9@9f

Phonebook

S396

Xenium 9@9f

1000 contacts

Call records

S396

Xenium 9@9f

30 received, dialed and missed calls

Single

S396

8 MP, AF

Xenium 9@9f

Features

S396

LED flash

Xenium 9@9f

Video

S396

1080p@30fps

Xenium 9@9f

Single

S396

8 MP

Xenium 9@9f

Video

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Loudspeaker

S396

Yes

Xenium 9@9f

Yes

3.5mm jack

S396

Yes

Xenium 9@9f

Alert types

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones

WLAN

S396

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Xenium 9@9f

Bluetooth

S396

4.0, A2DP

Xenium 9@9f

Positioning

S396

GPS

Xenium 9@9f

NFC

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Radio

S396

FM radio

Xenium 9@9f

USB

S396

microUSB 2.0

Xenium 9@9f

Sensors

S396

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Xenium 9@9f

Messaging

S396

Xenium 9@9f

SMS, MMS

Browser

S396

Xenium 9@9f

WAP 2.0/xHTML

Games

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Yes

Java

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Other

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Predictive text input Organizer World clock

Type

S396

Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable

Xenium 9@9f

Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery

Stand-by

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Up to 740 h

Talk time

S396

Xenium 9@9f

Up to 8 h 30 min

Colors

S396

Black

Xenium 9@9f

Black

Other

S396

Xenium 9@9f

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