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Samsung Sunburst
SGH-A697Samsung Rugby III
SGH-A997| Global Score | |
| 38.8 | 41.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2010-03-15 | 2012-11-29 |
| 4.33 x 2.08 x 0.51 inches | 4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 inches |
| 3.08 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| $ 130.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | -- |
| 155 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| Yes | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | STE PNX6809L chipset |
| Single-Core 200 MHz processor | Single-Core 468 MHz processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.57 |
| Storage | |
| 193,54 MB internal memory | 262,14 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.02 | 2.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 320 x 240 (14 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | -- |
| 5.06 | 5.06 |
| EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 9 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Rugby III is a little bit better than Samsung Sunburst, having a overall score of 41.9 against 38.8. The Samsung Rugby III is a a lot newer device than Samsung Sunburst, although it's way heavier and noticeably thicker. Samsung Rugby III counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Sunburst, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse 320 x 240 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Rugby III features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Sunburst. Both have 1 cores. Samsung Rugby III features a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Sunburst, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the Samsung Rugby III also has 68,6 MB more internal memory.
The Samsung Rugby III features longer battery duration than Samsung Sunburst, because it has a 30% more battery capacity. Samsung Rugby III features a camera that's just as good as Samsung Sunburst's camera, although the Samsung Rugby III also has a lot more mega-pixels camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Rugby III is also by far the cheapest one.
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