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Apple iPhone * | Samsung Omnia i900 * | Samsung Instinct * |
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|  | Score: 75%
When: June 2007
Worth: $400 - $500
Carrier: AT&T
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| We take a look at the changes that have come to the iPhone in the last 9 months. Have they been enough, or should buyers wait to see what's next? |
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| | | When: August 2008
Worth: $880
Carrier: Unlocked
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| We get an exclusive sneak peak at Samsung's most advanced all-touch phone, the Windows Mobile Samsung i900. |
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| | | Score: 67%
When: June 2008
Worth: $130 - $230
Carrier: Sprint
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| Philip Berne explains how Samsung and Sprint finally got it right, in our exclusive in-depth Samsung Instinct review. |
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| Form factor |
Candybar | All-touch | All-touch |
| Size |
4.5 by 2.4 by 0.46 inches | 4.41 by 2.25 by 0.49 inches | 4.57 by 2.17 by 0.59 inches |
| Weight |
4.8 ounces | 4.5 ounces | 4.4 ounces |
| Screen |
3.5 inches, 320x480 pixels, 16M colors
Touch: Yes | 3.2 inches, 240x400 pixels, 65K colors
Touch: Finger/Stylus based | 3.1 inches, 240x432 pixels, 262K colors
Touch: Finger-based |
| OS & Platform |
Mac OS X | Windows Mobile 6.1 | Proprietary |
| PowerVR chip |
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| Voice network |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | CDMA 800/1900 MHz |
| Data network |
0.2 EDGE | 2100 MHz (Europe)
7.2 HSDPA (Europe) |
3.1 EV-DO |
| TTY, HAC |
TTY support | | TTY support/M3/T3 |
| Talk time |
Measured: 5 hours
Claimed: 8 hours | Claimed: hours | Measured: 6 hours
Claimed: 6 hours |
| Voice dialing |
No | | |
| Visual voicemail |
- | - | - |
| Messaging clients |
None | | No IM. |
| Exchange support |
| Yes | |
| Keypad |
Software QWERTY | Software QWERTY | Software QWERTY |
| Camera |
2 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
| 5 Megapixel(s) with autofocus
Video recorder with VGA resolution
| 2 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
Video recorder with QVGA resolution
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| Web browser |
Safari Mobile | | |
| GPS | Google Maps | Google Maps | Sprint Navigator |
| Memory |
16GB out-of-box
No memory slot | 16GB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (16GB) | 2GB out-of-box
microSD memory slot (8GB) |
| Bluetooth |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi |
802.11a/b/g | 802.11a/b/g | No |
| USB |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
Converter | No | Yes |
| UMA |
No | No | No |
| UPnP |
No | No | No |
| Scoreboard: |
Apple iPhone | Samsung Omnia i900 | Samsung Instinct |
| Design | 4.8/5 | /5 | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 5/5 | /5 | 4.2/5 |
| Calling | 3/5 | /5 | 4.4/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 | /5 | 4/5 |
| Messaging | 2/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Music | 5/5 | /5 | 4.2/5 |
| Video | 5/5 | /5 | 3.8/5 |
| Camera | 3/5 | /5 | 2.8/5 |
| Memory | 4.8/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Web browsing | 4.5/5 | /5 | 2.8/5 |
| Connectivity | 4/5 | /5 | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 3/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 2.5/5 | /5 | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 3.8/5 | /5 | 4/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 | /5 | 3.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 4/5 | /5 | 4/5 |
| Accessories | 3/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Value | 4/5 | /5 | 3/5 |
| Total score | 75% | % | 67% |
| * Until a product has been officially released, all information contained here is subject to change. |
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