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Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 41.6 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 6.0.x | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2010-08-09 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.70 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| $ 85.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 167 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 624 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.84 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 456 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Captivate has a general score of 57.2, which is way better than the BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile's score of 41.6. The Samsung Captivate has Android 2.3 operating system, and BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile has BlackBerry 6.0.x operating system. Even though Samsung Captivate and BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile were only released 2 months apart, Samsung Captivate's body is heavier but also thinner than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile.
Samsung Captivate has a lot better screen than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile, because it has a lot better resolution of 800 x 480, a much bigger screen and a higher pixel quantity in each inch in the screen. The Samsung Captivate counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile. Both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 32 GB.
The Samsung Captivate has a little better hardware performance than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile, and although they both have 1 processing cores, the Samsung Captivate also has an additional graphics co-processor and 256 MB more RAM memory. The Samsung Captivate features superior battery duration than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile, because it has a 1500mAh battery size against 1150mAh.
Samsung Captivate counts with a way better camera than BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile, because it has a way better 5 mega-pixels resolution camera and a much higher 1280x720 (HD) video definition.
The Samsung Captivate and the BlackBerry Curve 3G T-Mobile cost exactly the same, which makes it a simple decision.
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