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Samsung Galaxy Rush
SPH-M830Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2012-08-22 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.84 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.20 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| $ 100.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 114 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 348 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.6 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Rush, with a score of 57.2 against 52.3. The Samsung Captivate is a notably older and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Rush, but Samsung was able to build it thinner anyway. These devices use Android OS, but the Samsung Captivate has an older 2.3 version and Samsung Galaxy Rush has Android 4.1.2.
Samsung Captivate has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Rush, because it has a quite bigger display, a way higher 800 x 480 resolution and a way higher number of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Rush has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Captivate, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Rush also has a larger amount of RAM memory and a faster graphics co-processor working at 245 megahertz.
The Samsung Captivate features a much better camera than Galaxy Rush, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back. The Samsung Captivate features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Rush, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 14 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Rush features just a bit better battery life than Samsung Captivate, because it has a 17 percent more battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Captivate is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a great choice.
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