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Samsung Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710| Global Score | |
| 59.8 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3.4 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.4 |
| 2011-09-26 | 2011-08-30 |
| 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 inches | 5.11 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 4.60 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 100.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 256 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1730mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 264 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time |
| 3.6 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a score of 60.8, which is slightly better than HTC Amaze 4G's 59.8 global score. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch is a a lot lighter and thinner phone than HTC Amaze 4G, even though they were released only 1 months apart. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Epic 4G Touch has the newer 4.1.2 version and HTC Amaze 4G has Android 4.0 version, offering some nice extra features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch features a display that is just as good as the screen in HTC Amaze 4G, because although the Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a just a bit lower display pixels density and a little bit worse 800 x 480 resolution, it also counts with a little larger display. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch has as much memory to store more games and applications as the HTC Amaze 4G one, both of them have the same internal memory and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
The HTC Amaze 4G has a bit better CPU than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU and the same RAM amount, the HTC Amaze 4G also has an additional graphics processing unit. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in HTC Amaze 4G, both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same resolution camera and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a bit longer battery life than HTC Amaze 4G, because it has a 4 percent larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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