Phone Comparison - Samsung Mesmerize i500 vs Samsung i897 Captivate

Samsung Mesmerize i500
samsung mesmerize i500
Samsung i897 Captivate
samsung i897 captivate
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2010 June 2010
Status Available - October 2010 Available - July 2010
Colors Black and Grey Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.5 x 64.3 x 9.9 mm
(4.9 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 117.9 g (4.13.0.32 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
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 v2.3 (Gingerbread)
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] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 57.00% 58.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No
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 No
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 Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 12
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 384 MB ROM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)