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Samsung Focus

SGH-i917
Global Score
53.155.9
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 2.3Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
2011-06-012010-10-11
4.70 x 2.30 x 0.50 inches4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches
4.40 ounces4.07 ounces
Black--
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
$ 90.00$ 85.00
Display / Screen
3.5 inches4 inches
480 x 800 pixels 480 x 800 pixels
TFTSuper AMOLED
267 pixels per inch233 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.37.1
Performance
Samsung Exynos 3 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset
ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processorScorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor
512 MB RAM512 MB RAM
PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPUAdreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU
7.477.47
Storage
--8 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC external memory slot
1.323.3
Camera
3.00 MP + 0.30 MP5.00 MP
720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution
6.056.16
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSMHSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM
SIMSIM
3.93.5
Battery Life
1500mAh Li-Ion Battery1500mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
350 hours standby time
6.5 hours talk time
300 hours standby time
6.5 hours talk time
3.283.28
Other Features
Bluetooth 3.0Bluetooth 2.1, EDR
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

Samsung Focus has an overall score of 55.9, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Exhibit 4G's general score of 53.1. Samsung Focus is a noticeably thinner and just a little lighter device than the Samsung Exhibit 4G, even when both were released with only 8 months difference. Samsung Focus works with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, and Samsung Exhibit 4G works with Android 2.3 OS.

Samsung Exhibit 4G has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Focus, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 480, the Samsung Exhibit 4G also counts with a quite greater display pixel density. Samsung Focus features a superior memory to install applications and games than Samsung Exhibit 4G, although it has no slot for SD memory cards.

The Samsung Exhibit 4G and the Samsung Focus count with similar processing units, and although the Samsung Focus has a worse GPU working at 128 megahertz, they both have the same number of cores and 512 MB of RAM memory. The Samsung Focus counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Exhibit 4G, because it has a lot higher 1280x720 video resolution and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.

Samsung Exhibit 4G and Samsung Focus count with extremely similar batteries.

The Samsung Focus is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, making this phone a simple decision.




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