Phone Comparison - Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs Samsung Galaxy Express vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung HTC
Announced October 2011 January 2013 April 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black White White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in )
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU ULP GeForce - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.50% 63.29% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face&smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 396 h Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 18 min