| Nokia E51 | Samsung Wave M |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Samsung |
| Model | E51 | Wave M |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 100 gram | 121.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 114 x 46 x 12 | 114.00 x 63.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Bada |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 2 Megapixels, 4x digital zoom | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 2 inches | 3.65 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | NA |
| Display width | 240 | 320 |
| Display height | 320 | 480 |
| PPI | 200 | 158.05 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 832 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 130 MB. Expandable up to 4 GB with microSD card | 150 MB.2 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, MPEG-4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, an | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MID |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes, Bada |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1070 mAh | 1350 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 312 | 390 |
| Talktime (m) | 264 | 480 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | XHTML | NA |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |