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Samsung Galaxy Star
GT-S5282Samsung Focus S
i937| Global Score | |
| 51.7 | 56.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2013-03-15 | 2011-09-12 |
| 4.14 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches | 4.96 x 2.63 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.62 ounces | 3.90 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 133 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.5 |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 320 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Focus S is slightly better than Galaxy Star, getting a 56.5 score against 51.7. Samsung Focus S has Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while Galaxy Star works with Android 4.1 operating system. The Samsung Focus S construction is a lot thinner than the Galaxy Star, but it is a bit heavier and was released about 18 months before.
Samsung Focus S features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Star. Both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Focus S features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Star, because it has a way higher 800 x 480 pixels resolution, a lot bigger screen and a lot higher screen density.
Samsung Focus S takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Star, because it has a way better (HD) video definition and a much more mega-pixels back facing camera. Samsung Focus S has more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Star, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Focus S counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Star, because it has a 1650mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Focus S is also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a great choice.
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