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Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.5 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| BLU | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-18 |
| 5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Green, Pink and White | -- |
| $ 115.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.26 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 800 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is slightly better than the BLU Studio 5.0 LTE, getting a score of 57.2 against 52.5. Samsung Captivate's design is much lighter but thicker than BLU Studio 5.0 LTE. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS, but Samsung Captivate has the previous 2.3 version and BLU Studio 5.0 LTE has Android 4.3 version.
The BLU Studio 5.0 LTE and the Samsung Captivate have really similar displays, because although the Samsung Captivate has a quite lower 800 x 480 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixel density. BLU Studio 5.0 LTE has a quite better performance than Samsung Captivate, because it has a faster 450 megahertz graphics processor, a greater amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores.
The BLU Studio 5.0 LTE takes clearer photos and videos than Samsung Captivate, because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better video resolution. The Samsung Captivate has a superior memory to store more apps and games than BLU Studio 5.0 LTE, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage capacity.
BLU Studio 5.0 LTE features greater battery duration than Samsung Captivate, because it has a 2000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Captivate is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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