Phone Comparison - Samsung i897 Captivate vs Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

Samsung i897 Captivate
samsung i897 captivate
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2010 February 2011
Status Available - July 2010 Available - April 2011
Colors Black and Grey Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 63.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0+HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
USB OTG - Supported

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 1500 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)