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LG Beacon
MN270Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35.1 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.05 x 2.08 x 0.65 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| Red | -- |
| $ 130.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Yes | Resistive |
| 6 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 92,16 MB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.51 | 5.39 |
| CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Star has a score of 38.4, which is a little bit better than the LG Beacon's global score of 35.1. Samsung Star is a a lot lighter and notably thinner device than LG Beacon. The LG Beacon has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Star, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact 400 x 240px resolution, the LG Beacon also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per inch of display.
LG Beacon features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Star, because it has 40,96 MB more internal memory. Samsung Star's processor is very similar to the processing unit in LG Beacon, both of them have 0 cpu cores. The Samsung Star takes much clearer videos and photos than LG Beacon, because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Star's battery performance is very similar to the LG Beacon one.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Star is also a lot cheaper.
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