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| Global Score | |
| 43.2 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.3 | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| 2008-08-26 | 2011-01-26 |
| 4.05 x 2.16 x 0.70 inches | 4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.40 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| $ 155.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 143 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 chipset |
| ARM9 (Single-Core 264 MHz) processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.03 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 161,79 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 2.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.39 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 230 hours standby time 3.8 hours talk time | 610 hours standby time 10.6 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Gio has a general score of 47.3, which is a bit better than Nokia N96 US's overall score of 43.2. The Galaxy Gio counts with Android 2.3.3 operating system, while Nokia N96 US comes with Symbian 9.3 operating system. The Galaxy Gio is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than Nokia N96 US.
The Samsung Galaxy Gio counts with a slightly better looking screen than Nokia N96 US, because it has a little bigger display, a better pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 480 x 320. The Samsung Galaxy Gio counts with a faster processing unit than Nokia N96 US, and although they both have 1 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy Gio also has an additional graphics processing unit.
Nokia N96 US has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Gio, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage. Galaxy Gio has a really longer battery life than Nokia N96 US, because it has a 1350mAh battery capacity. Nokia N96 US takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Gio, because it has a lot higher 640x480 video quality and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Gio is also by far the cheapest.
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