HTC Incredible vs Samsung i897 Captivate

Comparing the HTC Incredible vs Samsung i897 Captivate across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Incredible and Samsung i897 Captivate run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

Display: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a screen size of 4 inches, while HTC Incredible offers 3.7 inches, making Samsung i897 Captivate the larger display of the two. Samsung i897 Captivate features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Incredible's AMOLED, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Incredible offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung i897 Captivate offers 5 MP, making HTC Incredible better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HTC Incredible offers 1300 mAh, making Samsung i897 Captivate better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Incredible offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung i897 Captivate offers 16 GB, making HTC Incredible the better option for storage.

HTC Incredible

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Samsung i897 Captivate

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Summary

Release Date

N/A	30 Jul, 2010

Performance

Snapdragon S1	Samsung Exynos 3 3110
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)
N/A	512 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
480x800 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Battery

1300 mAh

1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB

16 GB

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General

Operating System

Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

N/A

512 MB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.68 %

57.9 %

Design

Height

117.6 mm

122.4 mm

Width

58.4 mm

64.2 mm

Thickness

11.90 mm

9.90 mm

Weight

130.1 grams

118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1300 mAh

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.21(2G)

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 13.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer