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Samsung i897 Captivate vs Samsung S8530 Wave II

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2010 October 2010
Status
Available - July 2010 Available - November 2010
Colors
Black and Grey Ebony Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 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 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.07% 52.65%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) bada OS, v1.2
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] N/A
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 2 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

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, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 2 GB storage
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

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 600 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
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