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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian Belle | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2011-08-24 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.33 x 1.97 x 0.38 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.39 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gray, Purple, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 139.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 4 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 229 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Broadcom BCM2763 chip, GPU @ 250 MHz with 128 MB GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1080mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 465 hours standby time 7.2 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.72 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Focus has an overall score of 55.9, which is slightly better than Nokia 700's overall score of 51.3. Although it's the best cellphone we compare here, Samsung Focus is an older, somewhat heavier and a bit thicker cellphone than the Nokia 700. Samsung Focus has Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, while Nokia 700 comes with Symbian Belle OS.
Nokia 700 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Focus, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, they both have 512 MB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Nokia 700 counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Focus, although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, a way worse resolution of 640 x 360px and a way smaller screen.
The Samsung Focus has a little bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia 700, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 8 GB internal memory. The Nokia 700 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Focus, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera and the same (HD) video definition, the Nokia 700 also has faster 30 frames per second video frame rate.
Samsung Focus features a very superior battery duration than Nokia 700, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Focus is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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