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Samsung Galaxy Gio
S5660| Global Score | |
| 43.8 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| 2009-02-17 | 2011-01-26 |
| 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches | 4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.18 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| $ 150.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 180 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm MSM7200A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset |
| Single-Core 528 MHz processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| 288 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.66 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 161,79 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 2.02 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.39 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1340mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 420 hours standby time 7.5 hours talk time | 610 hours standby time 10.6 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Gio is slightly better than HTC Magic, getting a 47.3 score against 43.8. Galaxy Gio is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat lighter and thinner than the HTC Magic. Galaxy Gio features a bit more vivid display than HTC Magic. Both have an equal resolution of 480 x 320px, a better count of pixels per inch in the screen and a display of the same size.
The Galaxy Gio features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC Magic. The Galaxy Gio counts with a bit faster CPU than HTC Magic, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Gio also has an additional graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy Gio shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than HTC Magic, although it has a less mega pixels back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Gio has a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC Magic, because it has a 1 percent more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Gio is also by far the cheapest one.
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