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| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 67 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 4.1.2, 2.3.6, 2.3.5 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2011-10-31 |
| 5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 inches | 5.15 x 2.75 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 312 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1100 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 672 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a score of 67, which is much better than the Lumia 550's 60.8 overall score. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket comes with Android 4.1.2 OS, and Lumia 550 works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Galaxy S II Skyrocket's construction is just a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Lumia 550, even though it was released 4 years before.
Galaxy S II Skyrocket features a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 550, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy S II Skyrocket also has more processing cores. The Microsoft Lumia 550 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S II Skyrocket, because it has a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720, a bit bigger screen and a way better screen pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket counts with a bit better camera than Microsoft Lumia 550, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for shooting photos and/or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a larger camera sensor.
Microsoft Lumia 550 counts with a little bit better memory for games and applications than Galaxy S II Skyrocket, because although it has only 8 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 200 GB. The Lumia 550 has just a bit better battery life than Galaxy S II Skyrocket, because it has a 14% more battery size.
The Galaxy S II Skyrocket not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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