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Samsung Mesmerize i500 vs Samsung Fascinate

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2010 June 2010
Status
Available - October 2010 Available - Q3 2010
Colors
Black and Grey Black, Grey, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
125 x 64 x 10.5 mm
(4.92 x 2.52 x 0.41 in)
Weight
117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz) 116 g (4.09 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
57.00% 57.04%
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
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
2 GB storage 2 GB
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
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [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 Yes, with A-GPS support, VZ Navigator
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

User Memory

Internal
2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM 2 GB
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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 312 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h Up to 5 h 50 min
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