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Samsung Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710| Global Score | |
| 56 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Refresh, 7.5 Mango | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.4 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2011-08-30 |
| 5.03 x 2.70 x 0.45 inches | 5.11 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 217 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 APQ8055 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Exynos (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1830mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a global score of 60.8, which is just a bit better than Lumia 900's 56 overall score. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch has Android 4.1.2 OS, while Lumia 900 has Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Refresh, 7.5 Mango OS. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch is a lighter and somewhat thinner cellphone than Lumia 900, even though both of them were released with only 4 months difference.
The Lumia 900 features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 480px, the Lumia 900 also counts with a little greater pixel number per display inch. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch counts with a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Nokia Lumia 900, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch also has a SD card slot that supports up to 32 GB.
Lumia 900 has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 512 MB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch's battery life is very similar to the Lumia 900 one, although the Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a 2% smaller battery size.
The Nokia Lumia 900 has a better camera than Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Both have a same resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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