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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917Samsung Stratosphere
4 GB LTESCH-I405
| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 56.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | Android 2.3 |
| 2010-10-11 | 2011-10-10 |
| 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches | 4.96 x 2.54 x 0.55 inches |
| 4.07 ounces | 5.80 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 85.00 | $ 80.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution | 720 x 480 video resolution |
| 6.16 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time | 212 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.68 |
| 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
The Samsung Stratosphere is slightly better than the Samsung Focus, with a 56.7 score against 55.9. The Samsung Stratosphere is a newer cellphone than the Samsung Focus, although it is way thicker and noticeably heavier. Samsung Stratosphere counts with Android 2.3 OS, and Samsung Focus has Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS.
The Samsung Focus has a little faster processor than Samsung Stratosphere, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores, the Samsung Focus also has a graphics processor. The Samsung Stratosphere counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Focus. They have exactly the same 800 x 480 resolution, a display with the same size and a greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Focus counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Stratosphere, and although they both have a 5 megapixels resolution back camera, the Samsung Focus also has a lot better (HD) video quality. The Samsung Stratosphere features more storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Focus, although it has less internal storage.
Samsung Stratosphere has better battery performance than Samsung Focus, because it has a 1800mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Stratosphere is also cheaper than the Samsung Focus, making it an easy decision.
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