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Difference Between T-Mobile MyTouch 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G

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T-Mobile MyTouch 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S 4G

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Model SGH-T959) are two premium 4G phones served by T-Mobile. T-Mobile MyTouch 4G is in the T-Mobile’s line up of MyTouch Android phones. Both Samsung Galaxy S 4G and T-Mobile MyTouch 4G run Android 2.2 and support T-Mobile HSPA+ network. Both perform well at 4G speed backed by 1 GHz processor, multitasking and browsing are smooth and the call quality also good. Both have the mobile hotspot (can connect up to 5 devices), Visual Voice mail and mobile video chat (powered by Qik) without buffering among many other attractive features. However for web based applications such as qik and mobile hotspot you need to have the broadband package from T-Mobile. Some of the other common features in both devices are, VGA front facing camera for video calls, GPS with navigation capability, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Swype text input, full web browsing with Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support.

Though both T-Mobile MyTouch 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G have many similarities they have many differences too. Some of the differences are the display size and type, weight, RAM size, storage capacity, camera flash and the UI (TouchWiz in Galaxy S 4G and HTC Sense in MyTouch 4G). More than all the price, T-Mobile has priced MyTouch at $250 and Galaxy S 4G is available for $200. T-Mobile has preloaded many applications and entertainment packages to both the devices. Some of them are Faves Gallery, Media Hub – direct access to MobiTV, Double Twist (you can sync to iTunes over Wi-Fi), Slacker Radio and the action movie Inception. Amazon Kindle, YouTube and Facebook are integrated with Android. In addtion both have access to Android Market.

Samsung Galaxy S 4G

Samsung Galaxy S 4G (model SGH-T959) boast about its 4″super AMOLED screen, which is brighter with vivid colors, light responsive and reduced glare with 180 degree viewing angle. The Super AMOLED display is a unique feature of Galaxy S series. The other features include 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera, 3D sound, 720p HD video recording and play, 16GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB and 1GHz Hummingbird processor and DLNA certified. Galaxy S 4G is said to consume 20% less power than its previous models. Samsung claims Galaxy S 4G as eco friendly, it is said to be the first mobile phone that is 100% biodegradable.

As an added attraction, the device comes with the action film Inception pre installed on the 16 GB memory card.

On the content side it has a huge collection with Samsung Apps and Android Market. Not limited to this, it has integrated Amazon Kindle and MobiTV. Amazon Kindle has over 600,000 ebooks in store.

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G

MyTouch 4G from HTC for T-Mobile is another amazing Android 2.2 phone that gives you the 4G experience with T-Mobile. It’s featuring 3.8” high resolution WVGA screen with 1GHz snapdragon processor, 5.0 mega pixel camera with LED flash, VGA front facing camera, HD video recording, 4GB ROM and 8GB microSD card included, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and has 768MB RAM.

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G offers you three colors to choose, red, white and black.

Difference between T-Mobile MyTouch 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G

1. Manufacturer – T-Mobile MyTouch 4G is from the manufacturer HTC and Samsung Galaxy S 4G is from Samsung.

2. Display – T-Mobile MyTouch 4G has 3.8 inches TFT LCD screen while Galaxy S 4G has 4 inches Super AMOLED display, which is more responsive and display rich images that are more bright with vivid colors.

3. RAM – T-Mobile MyTouch 4G has 768 MB while Galaxy S 4G has only 512 MB

4. Storage – T-Mobile MyTouch 4G has 4GB ROM with pre installed 8 GB microSD card while Galaxy S 4G is packed with 16 GB microSD card. Both support upgrade up to 32 GB with microSD card.

5. Camera Flash – Though both have 5.0 megapixel camera with HD 720p video capturing capability Galaxy S 4G doesnot have flash support whereas LED flash is available with MyTouch 4G.

6. Weight – MyTouch 4G is little buliker than Galaxy S 4G. MyTouch 4G weighs 5.4 ounches and 0.43 inches thick and Galaxy S 4G is 4.16 oz at 0.39 inches thickness.

7.Price – T-Mobile has priced MyTouch at $250 and Galaxy S 4G is available for $200.

Comparison of Specifications
T-Mobile MyTouch 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S 4G
 Design T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Form Factor Candy Bar Candy Bar
Keyboard Virtual full keyboard with swype Virtual full keyboard with swype
Dimension 4.8 x 2.44 x 0.43 inches 4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inches
Weight 5.4 oz 4.16 oz
Body Color White, Black, Red Charcoal Grey
 Display T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Size 3.8 inches 4 inches
Resolution WVGA 800 x 480 pixels WVGA 800 x 480 pixels
Features
Sensors
 Operating System T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Platform Android 2.2 (Froyo) Android 2.2 (Froyo)
UI HTC Sense TouchWiz 3.0
Browser Android WebKit, full HTML Android WebKit, full HTML
Java/Adobe Flash Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Adobe Flash Player 10.1
 Processor T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Model Qualcomm MSM 8255 Snapdragon Hummingbird Cortex A8
Speed 1 GHz 1 GHz
 Memory T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
RAM 768 MB 512 MB
Included 4 GB ROM + 8GB microSD card 16 GB microSD card
Expansion Up to 32 GB with microSD card Up to 32 GB with microSD card
 Camera T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Resolution 5.0 megapixel 5.0 megapixel
Flash LED No
Focus, Zoom Auto, Digital Auto, Digital 4x
Video Capture 720p HD 720p HD
Features Face detection Face detection
Secondary camera VGA
 Entertainment T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Audio Supported file formats WAV, MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ Supported file formats WAV, MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Video
Gaming
FM Radio
 Battery T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Type Capacity 1400 mAh Li-ion Li-ion
Talktime Up to 6 hrs Up to 6.5 hrs
Standby Up to 288 hours Up to 400 hours
 Mail and Messaging T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Mail POP3/IMAP4, Gmail, Email, POP3/IMAP4, Gmail, Email, Corporate Email
Messaging Qik, SMS, MMS, IM - Google talk, AOL, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Qik, SMS, EMS, MMS, IM - Google talk,
 Connectivity T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR 2.1 +EDR
USB Yes, Compatible 2.0 Yes, Compatible 2.0
HDMI No No
DLNA Yes Yes
 Location Service T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Maps Google Maps with navigation Google Maps with Navigon
GPS A-GPS A-GPS
Lost-Theft Protection With 3rd Party Application LookOut
 Network Support T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
2G/3G GSM,GPRS,EDGE / HSPA GSM,GPRS,EDGE / HSPA
4G HSPA+ HSPA+
 Applications T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Apps Android Market, Google Mobile Serice Android Market, Google Mobile Serice
Social Networks YouTube, Picasa, Facebook YouTube, Picasa, Facebook
Voice Calling Skype, Viber , Vonage
Video Calling Skype, Tango, Qik
Featured Qik, Slacker Radio, Faves Gallery, Amazon Kindle Qik, Amazon Kindle, Slacker Radio, Double Twist
 Business Mobility T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Remote VPN Yes
Corporate Mail Yes, Active Sync
Corporate Directory Yes with CISCO Jabber
Video Conferencing Yes with CISCO WebEx
 Security T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
  With 3rd Party Application LookOut user can manage lost or theft phones.
 Additional Features T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Samsung Galaxy S 4G
  Mobile video chat (without Wi-Fi), Media room - direct access to MobiTV, YouTube, FM Radio, Visual Voice mail. This premium smartphone requires a Web service Mobile video chat (without Wi-Fi), Faves Gallery, Media room - direct access to MobiTV, YouTube, FM Radio, Visual Voice mail. This premium smartphone requires a Web service


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  • Mehan

    Perfect analysis..
    I tried both these phones last few weeks,,..
    It all real fact…
    Depends on person what there requirement is…
    Finally i returned my Samsung ..Happy with HTC Mytouch

  • Hank

    Samsung Galaxy S 4G not transfer Phonebook in Ford Cars with Sync.

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