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Samsung Omnia M
8 GBS7530
Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 55.1 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2012-05-11 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.79 x 2.52 x 0.41 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.21 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| $ 85.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 384 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 530 hours standby time 12.7 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is a little bit better than the Samsung Omnia M, getting a 57.2 score against 55.1. Samsung Captivate is an older and just a little heavier phone than the Samsung Omnia M, but Samsung was able to build it just a little bit thinner anyway. Samsung Captivate works with Android 2.3 OS, while Samsung Omnia M comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS.
The Samsung Captivate has a little sharper display than Samsung Omnia M. Both have the same exact 800 x 480 pixels resolution, a same size display and the same display density. Samsung Captivate features a processor that is just as good as the processing unit in Samsung Omnia M, and although the Samsung Captivate has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have 1 processing cores and a 200 MHz graphics processing unit.
Samsung Omnia M counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Captivate, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same 640x480 video definition, the Samsung Omnia M also has higher 30 fps video frame rates. Samsung Captivate features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Omnia M, because it has 16 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
Samsung Captivate features a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Samsung Omnia M one.
Samsung Captivate costs the same than the Samsung Omnia M, which makes it easy to pick between these devices.
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