Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica vs GNext GN38

Comparing the Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica vs GNext GN38 across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while GNext GN38 offers 2 inches, making Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica the larger display of the two. Both Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica and GNext GN38 feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while GNext GN38 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica better for rear camera photography.

Storage: Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica offers higher internal storage with 180 GB, while GNext GN38 offers 128 GB, making Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica the better option for storage.

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica

(Discontinued)

GNext GN38

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Sep, 2009

02 Oct, 2010

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
N/A	N/A	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
N/A	32 MB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)	2 inches (5.08 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
LCD	LCD	AMOLED
320x480 px	N/A	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	0.3 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1500 mAh	N/A	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

180 MB	128 MB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

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Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

3/5

(1 rating)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v2.1

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

N/A

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

N/A

32 MB

16 GB

RAM Type

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

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

2 inches (5.08 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

N/A

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

180 ppi

N/A

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.52 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

115 mm

N/A

162.98 mm

Width

57 mm

N/A

76.81 mm

Thickness

13.20 mm

N/A

8.19 mm

Weight

124 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh

N/A

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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.

N/A

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

180 MB

128 MB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MPEG4

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 / AMR / AAC / AAC+ / e-AAC+

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

N/A

SMS

Up to available memory

N/A

Other Facilities

Operation System : Android Video Streaming DRM : OMA DRM v1.0 FL Music Library Embedded Wallpaper Offline Mode Predictive Text Input T9 vCard / vCalendar Instant Messaging : Google Talk Calendar Clock Alarm Calculator Speakerphone Caller ID Touch Screen

N/A

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