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Apple iPhone 3GS
16 GBSamsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 52.2 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2009-06-08 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 165 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Focus has a general score of 55.9, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 3GS's general score of 52.2. The Samsung Focus construction is newer, somewhat lighter and thinner than Apple iPhone 3GS. The Samsung Focus comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while Apple iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 operating system.
Samsung Focus has a little bit better processing power than iPhone 3GS, and although they both have 1 cores, the Samsung Focus also has an extra graphics processor and 256 MB more RAM. Samsung Focus features a slightly better display than iPhone 3GS, because it has a quite larger display, more pixels per inch of display and a way better 800 x 480px resolution.
The Samsung Focus has a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a lot higher 1280x720 video definition and a camera in the back with much more MP. Apple iPhone 3GS features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Focus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Focus has superior battery duration than iPhone 3GS, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Focus is also cheap compared to the other phone, making this phone an easy choice.
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