Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung i897 Captivate
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2009 | June 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2009 | Available - July 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black and Grey |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in) |
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 118 g (4.16 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 | Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | |
| 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] | 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage | 16 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 12 |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML, Adobe Flash Lite |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 300 h | Up to 750 h (2G) Up to 576 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |