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Motorola DEFY XT
XT556, XT557Samsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 51.2 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.7 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2012-08-02 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.53 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 160.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 1 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 2.72 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Focus is a bit better than the Motorola DEFY XT, with a 55.9 score against 51.2. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Focus is older than the Motorola DEFY XT, it's body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. Samsung Focus has Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, and Motorola DEFY XT comes with Android 2.3.7 OS.
The Samsung Focus has a CPU that is just as good as the Motorola DEFY XT one, and although the Samsung Focus has a worse graphics co-processor running at 128 megahertz, they both have 512 MB of RAM and a Single-Core CPU. The Motorola DEFY XT has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Focus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 854 x 480 resolution and a just a bit greater screen pixels density.
The Samsung Focus features just a bit better camera than Motorola DEFY XT. Both have a back facing camera with a 5 mega-pixels resolution. The Samsung Focus features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Motorola DEFY XT, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Motorola DEFY XT features just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Focus, because it has a 10% greater battery capacity.
Samsung Focus is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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