Phone Comparison - ZTE Imperial vs Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden

ZTE Imperial
zte imperial
Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden
samsung i9230 galaxy golden
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung
Announced June 2013 August 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black and Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 65.5 x 11.43 mm
(4.92 x 2.58 x 0.45 in)
118 x 59.5 x 15.8 mm
(4.65 x 2.34 x 0.62 in)
Weight 153.94 g (5.4.3.32 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3.5 inches (480 x 800 pixels) External Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M colors

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED 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 55.74% 55.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 1820 mAh
Stand by Up to 280 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h -