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LG Chocolate
VX8550Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35.7 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | 2009-03-10 |
| 3.85 x 1.87 x 0.67 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.24 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 100.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 3 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 250 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.7 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 128 MB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 220 x 176 video resolution | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.51 | 5.39 |
| CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 4.2 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.24 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 1.1 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Star has a global score of 38.4, which is a bit better than the LG Chocolate's 35.7 global score. Samsung Star's design is a lot thinner but a little bit heavier than the LG Chocolate. LG Chocolate features a much better screen than Samsung Star, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 320 x 240px, it also counts with a way higher quantity of pixels per display inch.
LG Chocolate has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Star, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 76,8 MB more internal storage. Samsung Star has a processing unit that is just as good as the processing unit in LG Chocolate, they have the same number of cores.
Samsung Star features better battery performance than LG Chocolate, because it has 1000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Star takes much clearer photos and videos than LG Chocolate, because it has a much more megapixels back facing camera and a way better 320x240 (QVGA) video resolution.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Star is also a bargain compared to others, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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