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Samsung Captivate Glide
SGH-I927Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA
SCH-i515| Global Score | |
| 61 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-10-11 | 2011-11-17 |
| 4.90 x 2.50 x 0.50 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.20 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.6 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 396 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 150 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA is slightly better than Samsung Captivate Glide, getting a overall score of 66.3 against 61. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA has newer 4.2.2 version while Samsung Captivate Glide has Android 4.0, providing the user a couple nice extra features. Even though Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA and the Samsung Captivate Glide were only released 1 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA design is much thinner but also a little heavier than the Samsung Captivate Glide.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Captivate Glide, because it has a larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a better number of pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Captivate Glide, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Captivate Glide, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and a Dual-Core CPU, the Galaxy Nexus CDMA also has an additional graphics processor. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a little bit better camera than Samsung Captivate Glide, because although it has a back facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA has just a little better battery life than Samsung Captivate Glide, because it has 1850mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Nexus CDMA is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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