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Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35.2 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.58 x 2.01 x 0.73 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.98 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 280.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 3 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 182 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.1 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.39 |
| -- | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1380mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.1 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Star has a score of 38.4, which is slightly better than Motorola i886's 35.2 score. The Samsung Star is a noticeably lighter and a lot thinner cellphone than Motorola i886. The Motorola i886 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Star, because although it has a little lower resolution of 320 x 240px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel number per inch of display.
Motorola i886 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Star. The Samsung Star has a processing unit that's very similar to Motorola i886's processor, both of them have the same number of cores. The Samsung Star features a superior camera than Motorola i886, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Star also has a back camera with way more mega pixels.
The Motorola i886 counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Star, because it has a 38 percent more battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Star is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it a great choice.
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