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Difference Between Samsung Focus and HTC Thunderbolt

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Samsung Focus vs HTC Thunderbolt – Full Specs Compared

Samsung Focus and HTC Thunderbolt are two entirely different phones, they have two distinct features. HTC Thunderbolt is a high end Android 4G phone and Samsung Focus is a good Windows 3G phone. HTC Thunderbolt has a huge 4.3 inch display, High powered 1GHz processor, 768MB RAM, 8GB internal memory with another 32GB pre-installed microSD card and 8 MP camera. It also features a front facing camera for video calling and runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) which is upgradeable. Whereas Samsung Focus is a Windows Phone with 4 inch super AMOLED display, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB internal memory and 5 MP rear camera. It runs Windows Phone 7. Samsung Focus does not have a front camera and does not support Adobe Flash Player. The major difference users will experience between Samsung Focus and HTC Thunderbolt is the operating system. Android 2.2 is an excellent mobile operating system with loads of features, both basic phone features and multimedia features. Windows Phone 7 (WP7) cannot match with Android 2.2 in features, but it’s a very smooth system and its main two attractions are the XBox Live for gaming and Zune for multimedia. Also as people are very familiar with Windows operating sytem in their PCs, they will find WP7 as a native system. HTC Thunderbolt has the advantage of 4G-LTE connectivity. Web browsing is an excellent experience with HTC Thunderbolt with super fast processor and 4G connectivity, you can do seamless browsing with Adobe Falsh Player and pages load extremely fast.

But everything what you get is at a price, HTC Thuderbolt cost much more than Samsung Focus. The regular price of the HTC Thunderbolt is $750 and Samsung is only $550. The US carrier for HTC Thunderbolt is Verizon and the phone is available for $250 with a new two year contract. And it requires a voice plan with datapack, which is $30 or more for monthly access. Whereas AT&T is the US carrier for Samsung Focus and it’s available for $50 with new 2 year contract and you can get the 1GB datapack for $15 monthly access or 2GB datapack for $25 monthly access.

Comparison of Specifications
Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) vs HTC ThunderBolt
 Design Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Form Factor Candybar Candy bar
Keyboard Virtual Full QWERTY On-screen
Dimension 123 x 65 x 10 mm 122 x 66 x 13 mm (4.8 x 2.6 x 0.52 in)
Weight 115 g (4.07 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Body Color Black Black
 Display Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Size 4 inches 4.3”
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels WVGA, 800×480 pixels
Features Gorilla Glass
Sensors Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Compass, G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor
 Operating System Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Platform Windows Phone 7 Android 2.2 + HTC Sense
UI Windows HTC Sense
Browser Internet Explorer Android WebKit, full HTML
Java/Adobe Flash No Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player 10.1
 Processor Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Model Qualcomm MSM 8655 Snapdragon, Qualcomm MDM 9600
Speed 1 GHz 1 GHz
 Memory Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
RAM 512 MB RAM 768 MB
Included 8 GB 8GB + 32GB microSD card included
Expansion Up to 32 GB with microSD, microSDHC 128 GB using SDXC cards
 Camera Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Resolution 5 megapixels 8 megapixel
Flash LED Dual LED flash
Focus, Zoom Auto, 4x digital zoom Auto, Digital zoom
Video Capture 1280 x 720 (720p HD) 720p high definition resolution.
Features Dual mic with active noise cancelaltion, Geotagging, Face detection
Secondary camera No Accelerometer, Compass, G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor
 Entertainment Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Audio WMA v9, MP3, WAVE, AAC Dolby Surround Sound,
Video Zune
Gaming Xbox Live Gameloft’s Let’s Golf! 2
FM Radio Yes
 Battery Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Type Capacity 1500 mAh Li-ion 1400 mAh
Talktime Up to 6.5 hrs (GSM, UMTS) Up to 378 min
Standby Up to 300 hours (GSM, UMTS) Up to 330 hours
 Mail and Messaging Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Mail Outlook, Hotmail IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Messaging SMS, MMS, Windows Live SMS,MMS,Beluga,Goole Talk
 Connectivity Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11 (b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Hotspot No Up to 8 devices
Bluetooth Yes 2.1+ EDR, 3.0 Ready
USB microUSB, USB 2.0 USB 2.0
HDMI No Yes
DLNA No Yes
 Location Service Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Maps Google Maps Navigation (Beta)
GPS A-GPS A-GPS
Lost-Theft Protection With 3rd party application lookout
 Network Support Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
2G/3G CDMA EvDO Rev.A
4G LTE 700
 Applications Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Apps Market Place Android Market, Google Mobile Service
Social Networks Skim Facebook, Windows Live Facebook
Voice Calling Skype Skype,Viber,Vonage
Video Calling Skype Skype,Tango
Featured Microsoft Office, Bing, Outlook Mobile, EA’s Rock Band, Gameloft’s Let’s Golf! 2, Tunewiki and Bitbop.
 Business Mobility Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
Remote VPN Yes
Corporate Mail Yes, Microsoft Exchange Active Sync
Corporate Directory Yes with CISCO Jabber
Video Conferencing CISCO WebEx
 Security Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
  Password protected screen,3rd party application to locate lost phone or theft. (Lookout)
 Additional Features Samsung Focus ( SGH-I917 ) HTC ThunderBolt
  Mobile TV First 4G-LTE Phone, Integrated Skype Mobile with video calling, DLNA, Kick stand


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