Philips S616 vs Philips W8555: Which is better?

Screen size

S6165.5"+9.1%

W85555.0"

Technology

S616

GSM / HSPA / LTE

W8555

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

S616

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

W8555

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

3G bands

S616

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

W8555

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

S616

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

Resolution

equal specs

S6161080 × 1920 px

W85551080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

S616—

W8555—

Peak brightness

S616—

W8555—

Pixel density

S616401 ppi

W8555441 ppi+9.1%

CPU speed

S616Octa-core 1.3 GHz

W8555Quad-core 1.5 GHz+13%

RAM

equal specs

S6162.0 GB

W85552.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

S61616 GB

W855516 GB

Main camera

equal specs

S61613.0 MP

W855513.0 MP

Front camera

S616—

W8555—

Battery

S6163,000 mAh

W85553,300 mAh+9.1%

Wired charging

S616—

W8555—

Weight

S616164 g+22%

W8555200 g

Thickness

S6169.8 mm

W8555—

IP rating

S616—

W8555—

Wi‑Fi

S616Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8555Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth

equal specs

S6164.0, A2DP

W85554.0, A2DP, EDR

USB

equal specs

S616microUSB 2.0

W8555microUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

S616No

W8555No

NFC

S616No

W8555Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

S616Yes

W8555Yes

SD card

equal specs

S616Yes

W8555Yes

Stereo speakers

S616—

W8555—

Speed

S616

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

W8555

HSPA

Announced

S616

2015, November. Released 2015, November

W8555

2013, November. Released 2013, November

Status

S616

Discontinued

W8555

Discontinued

Dimensions

S616

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

W8555

Weight

S616

164 g (5.78 oz)

W8555

200 g (7.05 oz)

SIM

S616

Dual SIM

W8555

Dual SIM, (Dual stand-by)

Type

S616

IPS LCD

W8555

TFT

Size

S616

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

W8555

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2

Resolution

S616

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

W8555

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)

S616

Android 5.1 (Lollipop)

W8555

Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

CPU

S616

Octa-core 1.3 GHz

W8555

Quad-core 1.5 GHz

Card slot

S616

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

W8555

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

S616

16GB 2GB RAM

W8555

16GB 2GB RAM

Single

S616

13 MP, AF

W8555

13 MP, AF

Features

S616

LED flash

W8555

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

S616

1080p@30fps

W8555

1080p@30fps

Single

S616

Yes

W8555

Yes

Loudspeaker

S616

Yes

W8555

Yes

3.5mm jack

S616

Yes

W8555

Yes

WLAN

S616

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

W8555

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth

S616

4.0, A2DP

W8555

4.0, A2DP, EDR

Positioning

S616

GPS

W8555

GPS, GLONASS

NFC

S616

W8555

Yes (MasterCard PayPass ready)

Radio

S616

FM radio

W8555

USB

S616

microUSB 2.0

W8555

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

S616

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

W8555

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

S616

Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

W8555

Li-Po 3300 mAh, removable

Stand-by

S616

W8555

Up to 950 h

Talk time

S616

W8555

Up to 18 h

Colors

S616

Black

W8555

Black

Price

S616

W8555

About 340 EUR

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