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Samsung Ativ S
16 GBI8750
Amazon Fire Phone
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 65 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Windows Phone 8.1, 8 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-06-18 |
| 5.40 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 290.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (29 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.1 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire Phone has an overall score of 69.6, which is just a bit better than Samsung Ativ S's general score of 65. Amazon Fire Phone works with Android 4.2.2 OS, while Samsung Ativ S counts with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 OS. Although the Amazon Fire Phone is newer than the Samsung Ativ S, it's somewhat heavier and a bit thicker.
The Amazon Fire Phone has a slightly better screen than Samsung Ativ S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1280 x 720px, the Amazon Fire Phone also counts with a bit better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Amazon Fire Phone counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Ativ S, because it has a faster graphics co-processor, a higher amount of RAM and more processing cores.
Samsung Ativ S counts with slightly more storage to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 64 GB. The Amazon Fire Phone features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Ativ S, because it has 2400mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Amazon Fire Phone features a way better camera than Samsung Ativ S, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Amazon Fire Phone also has a camera with lot more mega-pixels and faster 30 fps video frame rate.
Amazon Fire Phone is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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