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Samsung Star
GT-S5230| Global Score | |
| 35 | 38.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2008-01-07 | 2009-03-10 |
| 4.09 x 1.69 x 0.43 inches | 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches |
| 2.65 ounces | 3.25 ounces |
| $ 349.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 1.9 inches | 3 inches |
| 176 x 220 pixels | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 148 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 5.8 | 5.9 |
| processor | processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| 14,34 MB internal memory | 51,2 MB internal memory |
| Memory Stick Micro (M2) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.51 | 5.39 |
| EDGE and GSM | EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 920mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 800 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | Accelerometer |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Star is slightly better than Sony Ericsson W350, having a 38.4 score against 35. Although the Samsung Star is newer than the Sony Ericsson W350, it is a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Star has a little bit better looking display than Sony Ericsson W350, because it has a much larger screen, a quite greater pixels amount per inch in the display and a lot higher 400 x 240 resolution.
Samsung Star's processor is just as good as Sony Ericsson W350's CPU, they have the same number of cores. The Samsung Star counts with a better camera than Sony Ericsson W350, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. Samsung Star features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Ericsson W350, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 51,2 MB internal memory.
Samsung Star has just a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Ericsson W350, because it has a 9% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Star is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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