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Samsung Magnet
SGH-A257| Global Score | |
| 35.6 | 42.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| -- | Brew Mobile Platform Brew MP |
| 2009-03-30 | 2011-01-05 |
| 4.29 x 2.32 x 0.47 inches | 4.20 x 2.20 x 0.50 inches |
| 3.09 ounces | 4.52 ounces |
| $ 60.00 | $ 60.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 220 x 176 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 128 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225 chipset |
| processor | Single-Core 528 MHz processor |
| -- | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.66 |
| Storage | |
| 65,54 MB internal memory | 153,6 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.5 | 2.02 |
| Camera | |
| 0.30 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 3.63 | 5.06 |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 7.1 hours talk time |
| 2.24 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC Freestyle is a lot better than Samsung Magnet, with a 42.8 score against 35.6. Although HTC Freestyle is newer than Samsung Magnet, it's a lot heavier and just a little thicker. HTC Freestyle features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Magnet, because it has 1 more cores. HTC Freestyle features a more vivid display than Samsung Magnet, because it has a lot larger screen, a higher pixels density and a way better 480 x 320 resolution.
The HTC Freestyle counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Magnet, because it has 88,06 MB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB. The HTC Freestyle shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Magnet, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The HTC Freestyle features a way better battery duration than Samsung Magnet, because it has a 63% bigger battery size.
HTC Freestyle costs exactly the same than Samsung Magnet, which makes it a very good choice.
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