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Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35.8 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Palm | Samsung |
| webOS | -- |
| 2009-09-09 | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.51 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 100.00 | $ 80.00 |
| 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 | Resistive |
| 6.8 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.39 |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Star is a bit better than the Palm Pixi, with a score of 38.4 against 35.8. Although the Samsung Star and Palm Pixi were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Star design is just a bit thicker but also just a bit lighter than Palm Pixi. Palm Pixi and Samsung Star have really similar processors, although the Samsung Star has an inferior number of cores.
The Palm Pixi has a brighter display than Samsung Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 400 x 320 and more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Star features a much better camera than Palm Pixi, because it has a camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Palm Pixi counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Star, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 7,95 GB more internal memory capacity. The Palm Pixi has just a little better battery performance than Samsung Star, because it has a 1150mAh battery size instead of 1000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Star is also a bargain compared to others.
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