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Samsung Sunburst
SGH-A697Samsung Wave 525
S5250| Global Score | |
| 38.8 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | bada 1.1 |
| 2010-03-15 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.33 x 2.08 x 0.51 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.08 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 130.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 155 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| Yes | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Single-Core 200 MHz processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 193,54 MB internal memory | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.02 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 320 x 240 (14 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Wave 525 is a bit better than Samsung Sunburst, having a 41.6 score against 38.8. Samsung Wave 525's construction is heavier but a bit thinner than the Samsung Sunburst, and they were only released with a couple months difference. Samsung Wave 525 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Sunburst, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per screen inch, and they both have exactly the same 400 x 240 resolution, the Samsung Wave 525 also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Samsung Wave 525's CPU is very similar to the processor in Samsung Sunburst, although the Samsung Wave 525 has 1 lesser and slower CPU cores. Samsung Sunburst has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Wave 525, because it has 193,54 MB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
Samsung Wave 525 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Sunburst, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (QVGA) video quality, the Samsung Wave 525 also has a camera with way more mega-pixels. Samsung Wave 525 counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Sunburst, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
The Samsung Wave 525 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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