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Samsung Instinct
SPH-M800| Global Score | |
| 34.4 | 37.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | 2008-04-01 |
| 4.47 x 2.01 x 0.51 inches | 4.57 x 2.17 x 0.49 inches |
| 3.14 ounces | 4.40 ounces |
| $ 99.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 3.1 inches |
| 176 x 220 pixels | 240 x 432 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 128 pixels per inch | 159 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 5.3 | 5.9 |
| MTK6253 (Single-Core 104 MHz) processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.22 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32,77 MB internal memory |
| microSD (up to 2 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.44 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 4.51 | 4.73 |
| GPRS and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Instinct is a little bit better than LG A290, with a general score of 37.4 against 34.4. Samsung Instinct's construction is a little thinner but a lot heavier than the LG A290. The Samsung Instinct features a more vivid screen than LG A290, because it has a much larger screen, a little bit greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 432 x 240.
LG A290 has a little bit better storage for games and applications than Samsung Instinct. Samsung Instinct counts with a quite superior processing power than LG A290, although it has lesser and slower processing cores. LG A290 counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Instinct, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1000mAh.
Samsung Instinct takes slightly better photos and videos than LG A290, because it has a lot better 2 mega pixels resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Instinct is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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