Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 45.1 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 2.3 | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| -- | 2011-01-26 |
| 4.60 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches | 4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.41 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| $ 105.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 165 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7625A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.2 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 161,79 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 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 |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 610 hours standby time 10.6 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Gio has a global score of 47.3, which is a bit better than Huawei Ascend Y's 45.1 overall score. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Gio has newer 2.3.3 version and Huawei Ascend Y has Android 2.3, giving you some extra features. Samsung Galaxy Gio's design is somewhat lighter but a little bit thicker than Huawei Ascend Y.
Galaxy Gio counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Ascend Y, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 480 x 320 resolution, the Galaxy Gio also counts with a just a little better pixels number per inch in the screen. Huawei Ascend Y features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Gio, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Huawei Ascend Y also has a faster 200 megahertz graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy Gio has a slightly better camera than Huawei Ascend Y, although it has a back-facing camera with lesser MP resolution. Galaxy Gio counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Ascend Y. They have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
The Galaxy Gio features a battery performance that is very similar to the Huawei Ascend Y one, although the Galaxy Gio has 1350mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy Gio is also a bit cheaper.
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