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Apple iPhone 3G
16 GBSamsung Droid Charge
SCH-i510| Global Score | |
| 49.7 | 54.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | Android 2.3, 2.2 |
| 2008-06-09 | 2011-01-06 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 5.11 x 2.66 x 0.46 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 125.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 165 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 412 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 280 hours standby time 11 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 3.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Droid Charge is slightly better than the iPhone 3G, having a global score of 54.1 against 49.7. Samsung Droid Charge is a noticeably newer and just a little bit thinner phone than the iPhone 3G, but it's also a little heavier. The Samsung Droid Charge has Android 2.3 OS, while iPhone 3G counts with iOS 4.x OS.
Samsung Droid Charge has a bit more powerful processor than iPhone 3G, although it has a worse 200 MHz graphics co-processor, they both have a Single-Core processor. The Samsung Droid Charge features a little sharper display than iPhone 3G, because it has a lot higher 800 x 480 resolution, a higher pixel number in each inch in the screen and a bigger screen.
The iPhone 3G features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Droid Charge, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Droid Charge counts with a greater camera than iPhone 3G, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Droid Charge features a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 3G, because it has a 39 percent larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Droid Charge is also by far the cheapest one.
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