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Samsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 51.5 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| -- | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.13 x 2.28 x 0.51 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.51 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 143 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM21654 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Single-Core 850 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.2 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 14.1 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Focus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus, having a global score of 55.9 against 51.5. Samsung Focus is a much thinner but somewhat heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus. The Samsung Focus comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus comes with Android 4.0 operating system.
Samsung Focus features a more vivid screen than Galaxy Pocket Plus, because it has a way larger display, a much better screen density and a much higher 800 x 480 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus features a greater memory for applications and games than Samsung Focus, although it has less internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Focus counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus, and although they both have a 512 MB RAM memory and 1 CPU cores, the Samsung Focus also has a graphics processing unit. Samsung Focus counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Pocket Plus, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Focus takes way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus, because it has a camera with way more megapixels.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Focus is also a lot cheaper.
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