Phone Comparison - Samsung i897 Captivate vs Samsung Mesmerize i500

Samsung i897 Captivate
samsung i897 captivate
Samsung Mesmerize i500
samsung mesmerize i500
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

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 not supported

battery 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