Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy 551 vs Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G

Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2010 September 2012
Status Available - Q4 2010 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Slider, QWERTY, Candybar
Dimension 111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
125.9 x 64.8 x 13.5 mm
(4.96 x 2.55 x 0.53 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scortpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 160 MB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.59% 55.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 160 MB 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h