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Samsung Vibrant

Samsung Vibrant

#4462
ZTE FTV Phone

ZTE FTV Phone

#3250

Category Breakdown

Samsung Vibrant
ZTE FTV Phone
Performance
57.365.5
Camera
42.041.9
Display
76.376.3
Battery
43.543.5
Build
70.870.8
Overall
56.559.0

Summary

  • The Samsung Vibrant features a larger 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, offering vibrant colors and better visibility compared to the ZTE FTV Phone's 3.5-inch AMOLED display with the same resolution but a slightly higher pixel density.
  • In terms of performance, the Vibrant is powered by a 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 CPU and has 512MB of RAM, significantly outperforming the ZTE's 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 512MB of RAM.
  • The camera on the Vibrant is superior with a 5 MP rear camera capable of 720p video recording, while the ZTE has a 3.15 MP rear camera limited to CIF video at 15fps.
  • Battery capacity is slightly better on the Vibrant at 1500mAh compared to the ZTE's 1250mAh.
  • Both devices run on Android, with the Vibrant initially on 2.1 (Eclair) and upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo), while the ZTE operates on 2.2 (Froyo) out of the box.
  • Overall, the Samsung Vibrant offers better build quality, performance, and camera capabilities.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Samsung Vibrant
ZTE FTV Phone

General

Release Date

2010
2011

Announced

2010
2011

Description

For T-MobileAlso known as Samsung T959 Galaxy S
Also known as ZTE Blade FashionTV Phone

Display

Size

4"
3.5"

Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Resolution

480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~267 ppi density)

PPI

480
480

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A

HDR Support

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Hummingbird
Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1

CPU

1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
600 MHz ARM 11

GPU

PowerVR SGX540
Adreno 200

Memory

16GB 512MB RAM
512MB RAM, 512MB

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included

Camera

Main Camera

5 MP
3.15 MP

Main Camera Details

5 MP, AF
3.15 MP, AF

Front Camera

N/A
N/A

Front Camera Details

N/A
N/A

Video Recording

720p@30fps
CIF@15fps.

Selfie Video

N/A
N/A

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1250 mAh

Battery Details

Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Removable Li-Ion 1250 mAh battery

Charging Details

N/A
N/A

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Design

Dimensions

122.4 x 64.5 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 in)
116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm (4.57 x 2.22 x 0.46 in)

Weight

117 g
110 g

Materials

N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Black and Grey
White, Black, Gold

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Mini-SIM
Mini-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA
GSM / HSPA

Network Speed

HSPA
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot

Bluetooth

3.0, A2DP
2.1, A2DP, EDR

NFC

USB

microUSB 2.0
microUSB 2.0

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, A-GPS
GPS, A-GPS

Software

Operating System

Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Android 2.2 (Froyo)

OS Version

Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Android 2.2 (Froyo)

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
Yes