Screen size
G5002.3"
G900Winner: 3.0"+23%
Quick verdict
G900 leads the measured specs 5-1.
Measured wins
G500
1
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
G900
5
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
G500
GSM / HSPA
G900
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
G500
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
G900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
G500
HSDPA 2100
G900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
G500
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
G900
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Announced
G500
2007, February
G900
2007, February
Status
G500
Discontinued
G900
Discontinued
Dimensions
G500
96 x 49 x 22.9 mm (3.78 x 1.93 x 0.90 in)
G900
119 x 61 x 21.5 mm (4.69 x 2.40 x 0.85 in)
Weight
G500
135 g (4.76 oz)
G900
198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM
G500
Mini-SIM
G900
Mini-SIM
Keyboard
G500
-
G900
QWERTY
Type
G500
TFT, 65K colors
G900
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size
G500
2.3 inches, 16.4 cm2 (~34.8% screen-to-body ratio)
G900
3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~35.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
G500
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~174 ppi density)
G900
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~311 ppi density)
OS
G500
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
G900
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
CPU
G500
32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
G900
Marvell PXA270 520 MHz
Card slot
G500
miniSD
G900
miniSD
Internal
G500
64MB
G900
40MB 128MB RAM
Single
G500
2 MP
G900
2 MP
Video
G500
Yes
G900
320p
Features
G500
-
G900
LED flash
Single
G500
VGA videocall camera
G900
VGA videocall camera
Video
G500
G900
Loudspeaker
G500
Yes
G900
No
Alert types
G500
Vibration, MP3 ringtones
G900
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
G500
No
G900
No
Other
G500
2.5 mm audio jack
G900
2.5 mm audio jack
WLAN
G500
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, VoIP over WLAN
G900
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, VoIP over WLAN
Bluetooth
G500
2.0, A2DP
G900
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
G500
No
G900
No
Radio
G500
No
G900
No
USB
G500
miniUSB 1.1
G900
miniUSB 1.1, OTG
Sensors
G500
Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
G900
Fingerprint (front-mounted)
Browser
G500
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8.6)
G900
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8.6)
Other
G500
Pocket Office MP3/WMA/ACC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player Photo editor Voice memo Organizer
G900
Pocket Office MP3/ACC+ player Photo editor Voice memo Organizer
Type
G500
Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
G900
Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Stand-by
G500
Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
G900
Up to 320 h
Talk time
G500
Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h (3G)
G900
Up to 4 h 20 min
Colors
G500
Silver
G900
Silver
SAR
G500
0.22 W/kg (head) 1.44 W/kg (body)
G900
0.50 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)
Price
G500
About 260 EUR
G900
About 410 EUR