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Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | -- |
| -- | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.20 x 2.40 x 0.60 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.00 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 180.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 3 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 222 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.4 | 5.9 |
| Single-Core 312 MHz processor | processor |
| 32 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.12 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.39 |
| CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 264 hours standby time 4.3 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Star is a little bit better than the BlackBerry Curve 8330, having a 38.4 score against 35. The Samsung Star construction is lighter and thinner than the BlackBerry Curve 8330. BlackBerry Curve 8330 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Star, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 240 x 320, it also counts with a higher screen density.
Samsung Star has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than BlackBerry Curve 8330, although it has no slot for an external memory card. BlackBerry Curve 8330 has just a little better processing power than Samsung Star, because it has 1 more cores. BlackBerry Curve 8330 has a bit better battery performance than Samsung Star, because it has a 15 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Star takes much better photographs and videos than BlackBerry Curve 8330, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Samsung Star not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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