Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 37.3 | 40.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Palm | Samsung |
| webOS 1.3.5 | -- |
| -- | 2011-01-18 |
| 4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 inches | 4.23 x 2.13 x 0.49 inches |
| 3.26 ounces | 3.32 ounces |
| $ 100.00 | $ 79.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 3 inches |
| 320 x 400 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 197 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive |
| 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 chipset | -- |
| processor | processor |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.39 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5.2 hours talk time | 900 hours standby time 8.3 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Samsung Star II has a score of 40.4, which is just a bit better than the Palm Pixi Plus's 37.3 overall score. Even being the best in our current comparison, the Samsung Star II is a just a bit heavier and thicker phone than the Palm Pixi Plus. Samsung Star II and Palm Pixi Plus both have similar processing units, although the Samsung Star II has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and an inferior number of MHz cores.
Palm Pixi Plus counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Star II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 400 x 320px and more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Star II has a better camera than Palm Pixi Plus, because it has a camera with a much better 3.2 megapixels resolution.
The Palm Pixi Plus has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Star II, although it has no SD memory card expansion slot. Samsung Star II counts with a much longer battery life than Palm Pixi Plus.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Star II is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it a great choice.
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