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Samsung Advance
SGH-A885Samsung Rugby III
SGH-A997| Global Score | |
| 38.3 | 41.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | 2012-11-29 |
| 4.30 x 2.06 x 0.50 inches | 4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 inches |
| 3.32 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| $ 145.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | -- |
| 155 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| Yes | No touch screen |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | STE PNX6809L chipset |
| processor | Single-Core 468 MHz processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.57 |
| Storage | |
| 73,73 MB internal memory | 262,14 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.5 | 2.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 4.73 | 5.06 |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 9 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
Comparison review
Samsung Rugby III has an overall score of 41.9, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Advance's 38.3 general score. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison review, the Samsung Rugby III design is noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker than Samsung Advance. Samsung Rugby III counts with a superior CPU than Samsung Advance, because it has a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Rugby III counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Advance, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower 320 x 240 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density. The Samsung Rugby III features a little bit better camera than Samsung Advance, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Rugby III has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Advance, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 32 GB and 262,14 MB internal memory. Samsung Rugby III has better battery duration than Samsung Advance, because it has 1300mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Rugby III is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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