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Samsung Vibrant
SGH-T959Asus PadFone
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 58.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 2.2, 2.1 | Android 4.0.3 |
| 2010-06-28 | 2011-06-01 |
| 4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inches | 5.04 x 2.57 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.16 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 8.14 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1520mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 450 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time | 373 hours standby time 10.8 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus PadFone has a general score of 58.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Vibrant's score of 55.4. Asus PadFone is a newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Vibrant, although it is also a little heavier. Both of these devices have Android OS, but Asus PadFone has a more recent 4.0.3 version and Samsung Vibrant has Android 2.2 version.
The Asus PadFone features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Vibrant, because it has a greater number of cores and a much better graphics processor. Samsung Vibrant counts with just a bit better looking display than Asus PadFone, although it has a quite worse pixels quantity per inch in the screen, a bit lower 800 x 480 resolution and a bit smaller screen.
Asus PadFone captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Vibrant, because it has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera in the back with way more MP. The Asus PadFone's memory capacity to install applications and games is very similar to the Samsung Vibrant one, they have a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB and equal internal memory capacity.
Samsung Vibrant and Asus PadFone both have extremely similar battery performance, although the Asus PadFone also has a 1520mAh battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
The Asus PadFone not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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