Sony Ericsson S500 vs Samsung i897 Captivate

Comparing the Sony Ericsson S500 vs Samsung i897 Captivate across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Sony Ericsson S500 offers 2 inches, making Samsung i897 Captivate the larger display of the two. Samsung i897 Captivate features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Ericsson S500's LCD, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Sony Ericsson S500 offers 2 MP, making Samsung i897 Captivate better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson S500 offers a higher battery capacity with 930 mAh, while Samsung i897 Captivate offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Ericsson S500 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung i897 Captivate offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Sony Ericsson S500 offers 12 GB, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

20 May, 2007

30 Jul, 2010

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General

Operating System

N/A	Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

N/A

1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

N/A

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD	Super AMOLED

Screen Size

2 inches (5.08 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

200 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.64 %

57.9 %

Design

Height

99 mm

122.4 mm

Width

47 mm

64.2 mm

Thickness

14.00 mm

9.90 mm

Weight

94 grams

118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

930 mAh

1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9(2G)

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

Storage

Internal Storage

12 MB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No	Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v3

GPS

N/A	Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 RealVideo

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Games

Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes 1000 contacts Photo call

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

Wallpapers screensavers TrackID music recognition T9 Organizer Voice memo

N/A