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Samsung Fascinate
i500| Global Score | |
| 50.1 | 55.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-08-03 | 2010-06-28 |
| 4.72 x 2.44 x 0.45 inches | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 609.00 | $ 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 334 hours standby time 4.7 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
Samsung Fascinate has an overall score of 55.1, which is slightly better than BlackBerry Torch 9860's 50.1 global score. Although the Samsung Fascinate is older than BlackBerry Torch 9860, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. The Samsung Fascinate comes with Android 2.3 OS, while BlackBerry Torch 9860 comes with BlackBerry 7 OS.
BlackBerry Torch 9860 features a slightly better display than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 800 x 480 resolution, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also counts with a quite better count of pixels in each inch of screen. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 counts with more storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Fascinate, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also has more internal storage.
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has just a little better processing power than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have 1 CPU cores, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Fascinate counts with superior battery life than BlackBerry Torch 9860, because it has a 22 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Fascinate captures better photos and videos than BlackBerry Torch 9860. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back camera and the same video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Fascinate is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it a great choice.
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