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HTC Windows Phone 8S
4 GBSamsung Captivate Glide
SGH-I927| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.0, 2.3 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2011-10-11 |
| 4.74 x 2.48 x 0.40 inches | 4.90 x 2.50 x 0.50 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 5.20 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Red | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8627 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 396 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Captivate Glide has an overall score of 61, which is slightly better than HTC Windows Phone 8S's overall score of 55.6. The Samsung Captivate Glide has Android 4.0 operating system, and HTC Windows Phone 8S works with Windows Phone 8 operating system. The Samsung Captivate Glide is an older, much heavier and extremely thicker cellphone than the HTC Windows Phone 8S.
Samsung Captivate Glide has a little bit better display than HTC Windows Phone 8S. Both of them have a same size screen, the same screen pixels density and the same exact 800 x 480 resolution. The HTC Windows Phone 8S features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Captivate Glide, because although it has 512 MB less RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the HTC Windows Phone 8S also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Captivate Glide counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than HTC Windows Phone 8S, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate Glide also has more internal storage. The Samsung Captivate Glide takes just a bit better videos and photos than HTC Windows Phone 8S, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Captivate Glide also has a lot more MP back camera.
Samsung Captivate Glide's battery performance is very similar to the battery life in HTC Windows Phone 8S, although the Samsung Captivate Glide has a 3% smaller battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Captivate Glide is also a bargain compared to others, making it an easy decision.
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