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Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.9 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-18 |
| 5.60 x 2.80 x 0.40 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.07 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| White | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 220 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.4 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 296 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Captivate has an overall score of 57.2, which is a little bit better than the ZTE Imperial II's score of 52.9. Samsung Captivate's construction is lighter and a little thinner than ZTE Imperial II. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Captivate has an older 2.3 version while ZTE Imperial II has Android 4.4.2.
The ZTE Imperial II counts with a faster processor than Samsung Captivate, because it has more cores, a much better GPU and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Captivate has a bit more vivid display than ZTE Imperial II, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 800 x 480 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixel density.
Samsung Captivate has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than ZTE Imperial II, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 16 GB internal storage. Samsung Captivate features just a bit better camera than ZTE Imperial II. They have the same video quality, the same video frame rates and the same resolution camera in the back.
ZTE Imperial II counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Captivate, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Captivate is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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