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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917
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| Global Score | |
| 51.4 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2011-08-03 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.72 x 2.44 x 0.45 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 321 hours standby time 6.8 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
The Samsung Focus is a little bit better than the BlackBerry Torch 9850, with a overall score of 55.9 against 51.4. Samsung Focus comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while BlackBerry Torch 9850 has BlackBerry 7.1 operating system. Samsung Focus's construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than BlackBerry Torch 9850, although it was released around 10 months before.
The BlackBerry Torch 9850 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Focus, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 also counts with more RAM memory. BlackBerry Torch 9850 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Focus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 480 resolution, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per inch of screen.
BlackBerry Torch 9850 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Focus, and although they both have a 5 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 1280x720 video resolution, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 also has faster 30 frames per second video frame rates. BlackBerry Torch 9850 features more storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Focus, although it has only 4 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Focus counts with superior battery duration than BlackBerry Torch 9850, because it has a 22% greater battery size.
Samsung Focus is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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