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Samsung Vibrant
SGH-T959Samsung Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.2, 2.1 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.4 |
| 2010-06-28 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inches | 5.11 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.16 ounces | 4.60 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 233 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Exynos (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.83 |
| 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 + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 450 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Epic 4G Touch is a bit better than Samsung Vibrant, getting a 60.8 score against 55.4. The Samsung Epic 4G Touch design is newer and just a little thinner, but a bit heavier than the Samsung Vibrant. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS, but Samsung Epic 4G Touch has newer 4.1.2 version and Samsung Vibrant has Android 2.2 version, giving a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Vibrant, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores. The Samsung Vibrant has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Epic 4G Touch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 480px, the Samsung Vibrant also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch counts with a much better camera than Samsung Vibrant, because it has a back camera with a much higher 8 mega pixels resolution and a way better video resolution. Samsung Epic 4G Touch's storage for games and applications is just as good as the Samsung Vibrant one, both of them have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB and the same internal storage.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch features better battery performance than Samsung Vibrant, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also by far the cheapest one.
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