Philips S616 vs Philips W8355: Which is better?

Screen size

S6165.5"+3.6%

W83555.3"

Technology

S616

GSM / HSPA / LTE

W8355

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

S616

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

W8355

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

3G bands

S616

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

W8355

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

S616

1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

S6161080 × 1920 px+75%

W8355540 × 960 px

Refresh rate

S616—

W8355—

Peak brightness

S616—

W8355—

Pixel density

S616401 ppi+48%

W8355208 ppi

CPU speed

S616Octa-core 1.3 GHz+23%

W8355Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5

RAM

S6162.0 GB

W8355—

Storage

S61616 GB+75%

W83554 GB

Main camera

S61613.0 MP+62%

W83555.0 MP

Front camera

S616—

W83552.0 MP

Battery

equal specs

S6163,000 mAh

W83553,000 mAh

Wired charging

S616—

W8355—

Weight

S616164 g+37%

W8355224 g

Thickness

S6169.8 mm+11%

W835510.9 mm

IP rating

S616—

W8355—

Wi‑Fi

S616Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8355Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

equal specs

S6164.0, A2DP

W83554.0, A2DP

USB

equal specs

S616microUSB 2.0

W8355microUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

S616No

W8355No

NFC

equal specs

S616No

W8355No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

S616Yes

W8355Yes

SD card

equal specs

S616Yes

W8355Yes

Stereo speakers

S616—

W8355—

Speed

S616

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

W8355

HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Announced

S616

2015, November. Released 2015, November

W8355

2013, January. Released 2013, March

Status

S616

Discontinued

W8355

Discontinued

Dimensions

S616

143 x 71.6 x 9.8 mm (5.63 x 2.82 x 0.39 in)

W8355

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

Weight

S616

164 g (5.78 oz)

W8355

224.5 g (7.90 oz)

SIM

S616

Dual SIM

W8355

Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Type

S616

IPS LCD

W8355

TFT

Size

S616

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)

W8355

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

Resolution

S616

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

W8355

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

S616

Android 5.1 (Lollipop)

W8355

Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

CPU

S616

Octa-core 1.3 GHz

W8355

Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5

Chipset

S616

W8355

Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play

GPU

S616

W8355

Adreno 203

Card slot

S616

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

W8355

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

S616

16GB 2GB RAM

W8355

4GB 512MB RAM

Single

S616

13 MP, AF

W8355

5 MP, AF

Features

S616

LED flash

W8355

LED flash

Video

S616

1080p@30fps

W8355

Yes

Single

S616

Yes

W8355

2 MP

Loudspeaker

S616

Yes

W8355

Yes

3.5mm jack

S616

Yes

W8355

Yes

WLAN

S616

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8355

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

S616

4.0, A2DP

W8355

4.0, A2DP

Positioning

S616

GPS

W8355

GPS

NFC

S616

W8355

Radio

S616

FM radio

W8355

USB

S616

microUSB 2.0

W8355

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

S616

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

W8355

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

S616

Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

W8355

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable

Stand-by

S616

W8355

Up to 742 h

Talk time

S616

W8355

Up to 13 h

Colors

S616

Black

W8355

Black

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