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Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35.2 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2006-02-28 | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.10 x 1.80 x 0.90 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.10 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 115.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2 inches | 3 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 200 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.3 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 65,54 MB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| Memory Stick Micro (M2) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.39 |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 900mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.4 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Star is a bit better than the Sony Ericsson K790, getting a 38.4 score against 35.2. Samsung Star's design is extremely newer, much thinner and incredibly lighter than the Sony Ericsson K790. The Sony Ericsson K790 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Star, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 320 x 240 resolution, it also counts with a higher pixel density.
Sony Ericsson K790 has a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Star, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Sony Ericsson K790 and Samsung Star feature quite similar CPUs, both have 0 CPU cores. Samsung Star counts with a bit better battery life than Sony Ericsson K790, because it has an 11 percent more battery capacity.
The Samsung Star captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Sony Ericsson K790. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Star is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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