Phone Comparison - Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs HTC Inspire 4G vs HTC Sensation 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC HTC
Announced October 2011 January 2011 April 2011
Status Available - November 2011 Available - February 2011 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black, Brown, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in )
122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 163.9 g (5.75.0.32 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 205 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.50% 62.86% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face&smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB ROM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1230 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 396 h Up to 372 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)