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Kyocera Hydro Elite
C6750Samsung Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.4 |
| 2013-08-27 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.82 x 2.38 x 0.43 inches | 5.11 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.51 ounces | 4.60 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 95.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 342 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 236 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch is just a bit better than Kyocera Hydro Elite, with a overall score of 60.8 against 59.6. Even though Samsung Epic 4G Touch is older and just a little heavier than the Kyocera Hydro Elite, it's construction is still thinner. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Samsung Epic 4G Touch has newer 4.1.2 version while Kyocera Hydro Elite has Android 4.1 version.
The Kyocera Hydro Elite counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Kyocera Hydro Elite also has a larger amount of RAM memory and a GPU. Kyocera Hydro Elite has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch counts with as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the Kyocera Hydro Elite, they have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows up to 32 GB. The Kyocera Hydro Elite takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Both of them have the same video definition, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
Kyocera Hydro Elite counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because it has a 17 percent larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also cheaper.
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