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Samsung Galaxy R
GT-I9103Samsung Galaxy Express
I8730| Global Score | |
| 58.2 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.3 | Android 4.1 |
| -- | 2013-01-28 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.37 inches | 5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.91 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 120.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 222 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 620 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Express is slightly better than the Galaxy R, having a 62.7 score against 58.2. The Galaxy Express is a a little bit heavier cellphone than the Galaxy R, but both have the same thickness. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Express has a more recent 4.1 version and Galaxy R has Android 2.3.3 version, offering a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Galaxy R features a little bit better display than Galaxy Express, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 480 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy R also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Express features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy R. Both have 1 GB of RAM memory and a Dual-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Express takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy R. They have the same 1280x720 video resolution, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back camera. The Samsung Galaxy Express has just a bit bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy R, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Express also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Express features longer battery life than Galaxy R, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Express is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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