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ZTE Quartz
Z797CSamsung Focus
SGH-i917| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 4.3 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| -- | 2010-10-11 |
| 6.13 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 200 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Focus has a global score of 55.9, which is a bit better than the ZTE Quartz's 51.3 general score. The Samsung Focus is a thicker but way lighter cellphone than the ZTE Quartz. Samsung Focus works with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, and ZTE Quartz has Android 4.3 OS. ZTE Quartz has a bit faster processor than Samsung Focus, because it has a greater number of faster cores, a much better 400 MHz GPU and more RAM.
The ZTE Quartz has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Focus, because although it has a just a bit worse display density, it also counts with a really larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The ZTE Quartz captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Focus, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (HD) video quality, the ZTE Quartz also has a camera in the back with a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The ZTE Quartz has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Focus. Both of them have the same 8 GB internal storage capacity. The ZTE Quartz has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Focus, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 1500mAh.
Samsung Focus is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also cheaper than the ZTE Quartz.
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