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Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2015-07-22 | 2010-06-18 |
| 5.66 x 2.85 x 0.42 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| $ 125.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate has a general score of 57.2, which is a little bit better than Kyocera Hydro Wave's score of 52. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Samsung Captivate has the older 2.3 version and Kyocera Hydro Wave has Android 5.1. Samsung Captivate's construction is just a little thinner and lighter than Kyocera Hydro Wave, even though it was released 5 years before.
Samsung Captivate counts with a bit better looking display than Kyocera Hydro Wave, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 800 x 480 and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density. Kyocera Hydro Wave has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Captivate, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have 1 processing cores, the Kyocera Hydro Wave also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
The Kyocera Hydro Wave has a little bit better camera than Samsung Captivate, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same 1280x720 video definition, the Kyocera Hydro Wave also has higher 30 fps video frame rate. The Samsung Captivate counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Kyocera Hydro Wave, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 16 GB internal storage.
The Kyocera Hydro Wave has a superior battery duration than Samsung Captivate, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Captivate is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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