Phone Comparison - Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
samsung i927 captivate glide
Apple iPhone 3GS
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced October 2011 June 2009
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in )
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 135 g (4.76 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.50% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face&smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB ROM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 396 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)