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Huawei Mercury
M886Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.4 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.3 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-12-19 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.80 x 2.40 x 0.50 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.90 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| $ 115.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 1400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.74 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 2 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 |
| 3.22 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 380 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is a little bit better than the Huawei Mercury, with a score of 57.2 against 52.4. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Captivate has 2.3 version and Huawei Mercury has Android 2.3.3. Despite of the fact that Samsung Captivate is older than Huawei Mercury, it's body is a bit lighter and much thinner.
The Huawei Mercury counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Captivate, although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, they both have a 512 MB RAM and 1 CPU cores. The Samsung Captivate features a bit better screen than Huawei Mercury, although it has a bit worse count of pixels per inch of display and a bit worse 800 x 480 resolution, they both have a screen with the same size.
The Samsung Captivate and Huawei Mercury have really similar cameras, although the Samsung Captivate has a camera with lot less megapixels and a worse 1280x720 video quality. Samsung Captivate features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mercury, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 14 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei Mercury features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Captivate, because it has a 27% larger battery size.
Samsung Captivate not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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