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Samsung Stratosphere
4 GB LTESCH-I405
| Global Score | |
| 56.7 | 55.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 2.3 | Android 2.3 |
| 2011-10-10 | 2011-09-28 |
| 4.96 x 2.54 x 0.55 inches | 4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches |
| 5.80 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 720 x 480 video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1520mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 212 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 456 hours standby time 7.3 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Stratosphere has an overall score of 56.7, which is a little bit better than HTC Hero S's 55.8 overall score. Samsung Stratosphere's construction is noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker than the HTC Hero S. These devices include the same Android 2.3 OS (Operating System), so they should provide you the same operating system features.
Samsung Stratosphere counts with a bit sharper display than HTC Hero S, although it has a just a bit worse pixels quantity in each screen inch and a little bit lower resolution of 800 x 480px, they both have a screen with the same size. HTC Hero S has as much memory to install games and applications as the Samsung Stratosphere, they have the same internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB.
The HTC Hero S features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Stratosphere, and although they both have 1 processing cores, the HTC Hero S also has 256 MB more RAM. The HTC Hero S counts with a much better camera than Samsung Stratosphere, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels resolution camera, the HTC Hero S also has a lot higher (HD) video resolution.
Samsung Stratosphere has better battery lifetime than HTC Hero S, because it has a 1800mAh battery size instead of 1520mAh.
The Samsung Stratosphere costs the same than the HTC Hero S.
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