Phone Comparison - Samsung Fascinate vs Samsung Mesmerize i500

Samsung Fascinate
samsung fascinate
Samsung Mesmerize i500
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2010 October 2010
Status Available - Q3 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors Black, Grey, White Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 64 x 10.5 mm
(4.92 x 2.52 x 0.41 in)
124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) 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 N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB 2 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included 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 57.04% 57.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS 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 LED flash 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 No No
Edge No No
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 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 hotspot (Android 2.2) 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, VZ Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 50 min Up to 7 h