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Samsung Fascinate vs Samsung Mesmerize i500

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2010 October 2010
Status
Available - Q3 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors
Black, Grey, White Black and Grey
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
125 x 64 x 10.5 mm
(4.92 x 2.52 x 0.41 in)
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
116 g (4.09 oz) 117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
57.04% 57.00%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
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
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No No
Edge
No No
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, VZ Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

User Memory

Internal
2 GB 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 50 min Up to 7 h
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