Product comparison · 2 phones

Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone vs Samsung E250, Violet

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
79known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone has 196,608 colours more display colours than the Samsung E250, Violet (262144 colours vs 65536 colours). The Samsung E250, Violet has 25.5 h more talk time (2G) (max) than the Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone (30 h vs 4.5 h). The Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone has 275 h more standby time (2G) (max) than the Samsung E250, Violet (525 h vs 250 h). Only the Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone has flash card support. Product colour: Black on the Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone, Violet on the Samsung E250, Violet.

Product colour
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:Black
- E250, Violet:Violet
Display resolution
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:176 x 220 pixels
- E250, Violet:128 x 160 pixels
Display number of colours
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:262144 colours
- E250, Violet:65536 colours
Flash card support
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:Yes
- E250, Violet:No
Data network
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:Edge, GPRS, GSM, WCDMA
- E250, Violet:Edge, GPRS
Ringer type
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:MP3
- E250, Violet:Polyphonic
Talk time (2G) (max)
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:4.5 h
- E250, Violet:30 h
Standby time (2G) (max)
- CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone:525 h
- E250, Violet:250 h

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Comparison of CTW186BLK/40, E250, Violet
100 specifications	A Philips CTW186BLK/40 mobile phone Model CTW186BLK/40 View product	B Samsung E250, Violet View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Violet
Display2 differ
Display diagonalKnown for one	5.08 cm (2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionDiffers	176 x 220 pixels	128 x 160 pixels
Display typeKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursDiffers	262144 colours	65536 colours
External displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Flash card supportDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MicroSD (TransFlash)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum memory card sizeKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User memoryKnown for one	150 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 MB
Cameraidentical
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	2 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear camera resolutionKnown for one	1600 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motion JPEG frame rateKnown for one	15 fps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-shotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Night modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo effectsKnown for one	Black&White, Negative film, Sepia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sensor typeKnown for one	CMOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
White balanceKnown for one	Auto, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Sunny	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in flashKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
SIM card capabilityKnown for one	Single SIM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network generationKnown for one	3G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data networkDiffers	Edge, GPRS, GSM, WCDMA	Edge, GPRS
2G bands (primary SIM)Known for one	900,1800,1900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WCDMA bands supportedKnown for one	850,2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAPKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
EDGEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
Bluetooth profilesKnown for one	A2DP, FTP, HSF, OPP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Infrared data portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	Mini-USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Messagingidentical
Short Message Service (SMS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
E-mailKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Videoidentical
Video callKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video capture resolution (max)Known for one	320 x 240 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video playbackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video recordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frame rateKnown for one	15 fps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum frame rateKnown for one	15 fps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video compression formatsKnown for one	3GP, H.263, MPEG4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio2 differ
Ringer typeDiffers	MP3	Polyphonic
Voice recordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio formats supportedDiffers	AAC, AAC+, AMR, MIDI, MP3, WMA	AAC, AAC+, MP3
Microphone includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice codecsKnown for one	AMR, EFR, FR, HR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Music playerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Polyphonic rings quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Power2 differ
Talk time (2G) (max)Differs	4.5 h	30 h
Talk time (3G) (max)Known for one	5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standby time (2G) (max)Differs	525 h	250 h
Standby time (3G) (max)Known for one	700 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	108.5 g	80.8 g
DepthDiffers	14 mm	14.1 mm
HeightDiffers	110 mm	99.5 mm
WidthDiffers	45.5 mm	49.5 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Alarm functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CalculatorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CalendarKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User manual recycled paperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone features2 differ
Form factorDiffers	Bar	Slider
Personal info management (PIM)Differs	Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Games, Lunar calendar	Alarm clock, Calendar, Notes, Stopwatch, To-do list
Conference callKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flight modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Languages supportKnown for one	Simplified Chinese, English	Unknown — not stated by the source
PersonalizationKnown for one	Ringtones, Wallpaper	Unknown — not stated by the source
SlideshowKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
T9 text inputKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Vibrating alertKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phonebook capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 entries
GPS Performanceidentical
Position locationKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Assisted GPS (A-GPS)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Navigation keyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Subscriptionidentical
Subscription typeKnown for one	No subscription	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	1050 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call managementidentical
Call divertKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call holdKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call timerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call waitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery packKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Handset dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	110 x 45.5 x 14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
KeyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1
Networking typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSD, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
Operating frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900/1800/1900 MHz
Playback formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMF, MP3

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