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Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897HTC Rezound
ADR6425| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 60.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 | Android 4.0, 2.3.4 |
| 2010-06-18 | 2011-11-03 |
| 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches | 5.08 x 2.58 x 0.54 inches |
| 4.50 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| $ 85.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 342 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU |
| 7.47 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.27 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1620mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time | 261 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Rezound is slightly better than the Samsung Captivate, getting a global score of 60.7 against 57.2. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the HTC Rezound has newer 4.0 version and Samsung Captivate has Android 2.3 version, so it provides a couple additional features. HTC Rezound is a newer cellphone than Samsung Captivate, but it is noticeably thicker and notably heavier.
The HTC Rezound counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Captivate, because it has a quite bigger display, a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720. The HTC Rezound counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Captivate, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
The HTC Rezound has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Samsung Captivate, both of them have equal internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 32 GB. HTC Rezound takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Captivate, because it has a lot better resolution back camera and a lot higher 1920x1080 video resolution.
HTC Rezound counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Captivate, because it has 1620mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
The HTC Rezound costs the same than Samsung Captivate.
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