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Apple iPhone 3GS
8 GBSamsung Fascinate
i500| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 55.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2010-06-28 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.16 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 312 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Fascinate is slightly better than Apple iPhone 3GS, having a 55.1 score against 51.3. The Samsung Fascinate has Android 2.3 OS, and Apple iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 OS. The Samsung Fascinate design is newer, lighter and thinner than Apple iPhone 3GS. Samsung Fascinate counts with just a bit better performance than Apple iPhone 3GS, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Samsung Fascinate also has a greater amount of RAM memory and an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Fascinate counts with a better looking screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a higher number of pixels per inch of display, a little larger screen and a much better 800 x 480 resolution. IPhone 3GS counts with slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 6 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Fascinate counts with improved battery lifetime than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 1500mAh battery size. The Samsung Fascinate counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a much better 1280x720 video quality and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
Samsung Fascinate is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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