Motorola Shadow vs Samsung Epic 4G

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Comparing the Motorola Shadow vs Samsung Epic 4G across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Epic 4G runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Motorola Shadow runs at 0.72 GHz, making Samsung Epic 4G the better performer.


Display: Motorola Shadow offers a screen size of 4.1 inches, while Samsung Epic 4G offers 4 inches, making Motorola Shadow the larger display of the two. Samsung Epic 4G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Shadow's TFT, making Samsung Epic 4G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Shadow offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Epic 4G offers 5 MP, making Motorola Shadow better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Shadow and Samsung Epic 4G feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Storage: Motorola Shadow offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Epic 4G offers 512 GB, making Motorola Shadow the better option for storage.

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Motorola Shadow
(Discontinued)
Samsung Epic 4G
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010
31 Aug, 2010

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
(upto 720 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4.1 inches (10.41 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT
Super AMOLED
480x854 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

N/A
1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB
512 MB

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General

Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)
Android v2.1 (Eclair)

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

720 MHz, Cortex 8
1 GHz, Cortex 8

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.1 inches  (10.41 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

239 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
56.45 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

N/A
124 mm

Width

N/A
65 mm

Thickness

N/A
14.00 mm

Weight

N/A
155 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

N/A
1500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 5.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.76 W/kg Body: 1.38 W/kg
Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass