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Samsung Highlight
SGH-T749| Global Score | |
| 31.4 | 38.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | -- |
| 2007-05-03 | 2009-07-15 |
| 4.20 x 2.40 x 0.60 inches | 4.27 x 2.11 x 0.54 inches |
| 3.90 ounces | 3.70 ounces |
| $ 49.00 | $ 50.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 3 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| -- | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 3.4 | 5.9 |
| Single-Core 312 MHz processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.12 | 5.76 |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 4.73 | 5.06 |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time 4 hours talk time | 432 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.72 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Samsung Highlight is a lot better than the BlackBerry Curve 8300, getting a score of 38.3 against 31.4. Samsung Highlight's construction is much newer, just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than BlackBerry Curve 8300. The Samsung Highlight features an incredibly better looking screen than BlackBerry Curve 8300, because it has a quite better 400 x 240 resolution.
BlackBerry Curve 8300 features a little faster CPU than Samsung Highlight, because it has more CPU cores. The Samsung Highlight's storage capacity for games and applications is just as good as the BlackBerry Curve 8300 one, although the Samsung Highlight has no slot for SD memory cards. Samsung Highlight counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than BlackBerry Curve 8300, because it has 1200mAh of battery capacity against 1100mAh.
Samsung Highlight features a little bit better camera than BlackBerry Curve 8300, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Highlight costs a little more than the BlackBerry Curve 8300, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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