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Samsung Rugby III
SGH-A997| Global Score | |
| 38.3 | 41.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.1 | -- |
| 2007-01-07 | 2012-11-29 |
| 4.25 x 2.28 x 0.98 inches | 4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 inches |
| 5.74 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| $ 259.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | -- |
| 167 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | STE PNX6809L chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 332 MHz) processor | Single-Core 468 MHz processor |
| 64 MB RAM | 128 MB RAM |
| 3D Graphics HW accelerator GPU | GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.57 |
| Storage | |
| 51,2 MB internal memory | 262,14 MB internal memory |
| miniSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.4 | 2.12 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP |
| f/3.30 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | -- |
| 6.27 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.8 | 1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 285 hours standby time 3.9 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 9 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Rugby III is slightly better than the Nokia N93i, having a 41.9 score against 38.3. The Samsung Rugby III construction is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Nokia N93i. The Samsung Rugby III has a little better processing power than Nokia N93i, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Rugby III also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia N93i counts with a bit better looking display than Samsung Rugby III. Both have an equal 320 x 240 resolution and a higher pixel count in each display inch. Samsung Rugby III counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia N93i, because it has more internal memory.
The Nokia N93i captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Rugby III, because it has a higher 3.2 MP resolution back-facing camera. Samsung Rugby III counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Nokia N93i, because it has a 37 percent more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Rugby III is also a lot cheaper.
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