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Samsung Mesmerize i500 vs Samsung i897 Captivate

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2010 June 2010
Status
Available - October 2010 Available - July 2010
Colors
Black and Grey Black and Grey
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 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
57.00% 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 (Gingerbread)
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
2 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
No Class 12
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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
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
2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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