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Samsung OMNIA HD
i8910Samsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 50.9 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Symbian 9.4 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2009-02-16 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.84 x 2.28 x 0.51 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 369.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 198 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP3430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.84 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (24 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 13.5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Focus is slightly better than the Samsung OMNIA HD, getting a 55.9 score against 50.9. Samsung Focus is a newer device, and it is also lighter and thinner than Samsung OMNIA HD. The Samsung Focus counts with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, while Samsung OMNIA HD has Symbian 9.4 operating system.
Samsung Focus features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung OMNIA HD, because it has a higher resolution of 800 x 480px, a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a quite bigger display. The Samsung OMNIA HD features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Focus, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 8 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Focus features a bit better processor than Samsung OMNIA HD, although it has a worse 128 megahertz graphics processor, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung OMNIA HD counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Focus, and although they both have the same video definition, the Samsung OMNIA HD also has better video frame rate and a back camera with a way better resolution.
Samsung Focus and Samsung OMNIA HD count with really similar battery performance.
The Samsung Focus is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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