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Samsung Epic 4G vs Samsung I9000 Galaxy S

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2010 March 2010
Status
Available - September 2010 Available - June 2010
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
124 x 65 x 14 mm
(4.88 x 2.56 x 0.55 in)
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz) 119 g (4.2 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
56.62% 58.07%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 8 GB/16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; WiMAX, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash

User Memory

Internal
512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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