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Samsung UltraTouch
GT-S8300| Global Score | |
| 39.4 | 41.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.4 | -- |
| 2009-08-25 | 2009-02-09 |
| 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches | 4.33 x 2.03 x 0.50 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 229 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.48 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 71,68 MB internal memory | 81,92 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.6 |
| HSDPA, UMTS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 880mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 438 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 4 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung UltraTouch has a score of 41.5, which is slightly better than the Nokia 5230's 39.4 global score. Although Samsung UltraTouch and Nokia 5230 were released only 7 months apart, the Samsung UltraTouch construction is thinner but just a little heavier. The Nokia 5230 features a superior hardware performance than Samsung UltraTouch, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The Nokia 5230 features a little bit better screen than Samsung UltraTouch, because it has a quite bigger display, a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a much higher resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. Nokia 5230 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung UltraTouch, although it has just 71,68 MB internal storage capacity.
Nokia 5230 has a really longer battery duration than Samsung UltraTouch, because it has a 1320mAh battery size. The Samsung UltraTouch counts with a lot better camera than Nokia 5230, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (VGA) video definition, the Samsung UltraTouch also has a way more megapixels camera in the back.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung UltraTouch is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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