Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 vs T-Mobile Vairy Text

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Comparing the Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 vs T-Mobile Vairy Text across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 offers a screen size of 3 inches, while T-Mobile Vairy Text offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 and T-Mobile Vairy Text feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3 MP, while T-Mobile Vairy Text offers 2 MP, making Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: T-Mobile Vairy Text offers a higher battery capacity with 850 mAh, while Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 offers 1200 mAh, making T-Mobile Vairy Text better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 offers higher internal storage with 60 GB, while T-Mobile Vairy Text offers 20 GB, making Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
28 Oct, 2009
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

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N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

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4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

N/A
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A
N/A
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
N/A
Adreno 829

RAM

N/A
N/A
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

3 inches  (7.62 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

240x400 px
320x240 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

155 ppi
167 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

43.88 %
28.54 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

108 mm
106 mm
150.83 mm

Width

54 mm
59 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

14.00 mm
14.00 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

105 grams
103 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
Yes
Yes Dual LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh
850 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(2G)
Up to 8(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

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N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

60 MB
20 MB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB
Yes Up to 4 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

No
No
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG 3GPP WMV
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC/AAC+ WMA
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 eAAC+
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A
N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes
Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A

Browser

Yes
Yes
N/A

Phone Book

2000 Entries
Yes 800 entries Photocall
N/A

SMS

N/A
Yes
N/A

MMS

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

Calender Scheduler Clock World time Alarm Converter Calculator Memo Book Stop watch Predictive text input.
Document viewer (Word Excel PPT PDF) Organizer Calculator Voice memo T9
N/A

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