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Samsung Galaxy Star
GT-S5282Samsung Galaxy Reverb
SPH-M950| Global Score | |
| 51.7 | 56.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.0 |
| 2013-03-15 | 2012-08-22 |
| 4.14 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches | 4.82 x 2.53 x 0.45 inches |
| 3.62 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 133 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 4.26 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | -- |
| 5.06 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 320 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 216 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Reverb is slightly better than the Galaxy Star, with a 56.2 score against 51.7. Even though the Galaxy Reverb and Galaxy Star were released with only 7 months difference, Galaxy Reverb's body is a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier. Both phones we compare here include Android operating system, but Galaxy Reverb has the older 4.0 version and Galaxy Star has Android 4.1.
Galaxy Reverb has a little faster processor than Galaxy Star, and although they both have 1 cores, the Galaxy Reverb also has 256 MB more RAM memory and a graphics co-processor. Galaxy Reverb counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Star, because it has a lot better resolution of 800 x 480, a lot bigger screen and a much greater display pixels density.
Galaxy Reverb has a better camera than Galaxy Star, because it has a lot better 5 MP resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Reverb has a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Star, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Reverb also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
The Galaxy Reverb counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Star, because it has a 42 percent greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy Reverb is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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