Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung i897 Captivate

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
Samsung i897 Captivate
samsung i897 captivate
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2009 June 2010
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2010
Colors Black, White Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 58.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)