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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2010-10-11 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.07 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 85.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Captivate is just a bit better than Samsung Focus, getting a general score of 57.2 against 55.9. The Samsung Captivate is a just a little heavier cellphone than Samsung Focus, but both of them have the same thickness. The Samsung Captivate works with Android 2.3 OS, while Samsung Focus comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS.
The Samsung Focus and the Samsung Captivate have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Captivate has a faster graphics co-processor, they both have a 512 MB RAM memory and 1 cpu cores. Samsung Captivate has a slightly better screen than Samsung Focus. Both have a screen of the same size, the same quantity of pixels in each screen inch and exactly the same 800 x 480 resolution.
The Samsung Captivate counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Focus, because it has 8 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Captivate features a battery performance that's very similar to the Samsung Focus one. Samsung Captivate features a little bit better camera than Samsung Focus, and although they both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution and a same resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Captivate also has better video frame rates.
Samsung Captivate costs exactly the same than Samsung Focus.
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