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Samsung i897 Captivate vs Samsung Mesmerize i500

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2010 October 2010
Status
Available - July 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors
Black and Grey Black and Grey
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 oz) 117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 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
58.07% 57.00%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) 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
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 2 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB 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
No 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
No FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge
Class 12 No
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h
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