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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 51.6 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| BLU | Samsung |
| -- | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2015-06-22 | 2010-10-11 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6592M chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Mali-450 MP4 GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2920mAh Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Focus is a little bit better than BLU Life 8 XL, having a general score of 55.9 against 51.6. Although the Samsung Focus is way older and much thicker than BLU Life 8 XL, it's body is still extremely lighter. BLU Life 8 XL features a better CPU than Samsung Focus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM memory.
BLU Life 8 XL and Samsung Focus both count with very similar screens, although the Samsung Focus has a really smaller screen, a little bit worse pixels number per inch in the screen and a much lower resolution of 800 x 480. The BLU Life 8 XL counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Focus. Both have equal 8 GB internal storage capacity.
The BLU Life 8 XL takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Focus, because it has a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a much better 1920x1080 video definition. The BLU Life 8 XL has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Focus, because it has a 95% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Focus is also a lot cheaper.
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