Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 vs T-Mobile myTouch 4G
Samsung Vibrant and T-Mobile myTouch 4G along with Motorola Cliq 2 are going to give the 4G experience to T-Mobile customers in the US with the power of Android 2.2. Samsung Vibrant is from Galaxy S family that features 4″ super AMOLED screen and 1GHz processor. On the other hand T-Mobile myTouch 4G is a HTC product for T-Mobile that comes with 3.8″ WVGA touch screen, 1 GHz processor and 5 megapixel camera.
Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S Vibrant)
Samsung Vibrant, the Galaxy S with the model number SGH-T959 boast about its 4″super AMOLED screen which is brighter with vivid colors and light responsive, reduced glare with 180 degree viewing angle, it’s a unique feature in Galaxy S. The other features include 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, 3D sound, 720p HD video recording and play, 16GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB and 1GHz Hummingbird processor and DLNA connectivity. Vibrant is said to consume 20% less power than its previous models. Samsung Vibrant currently supports T-Mobile’s GSM/UMTS network. The talk of the town is about the release of the 4G version in February 2011.
Samsung claims Vibrant as eco friendly, it is said to be the first mobile phone that is 100% biodegradable.
As an added attraction, the Vibrant comes with the movie Avatar and Sims 3 mobile edition on the 2GB external 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 coming to give 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, 8GB microSD card included, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and 768MB RAM.
Comparison of Samsung Vibrant and T-Mobile myTouch 4G
| Specification | Samsung Vibrant | myTouch 4G |
| Display |
4” WVGA Super AMOLED, 16M colour, MDNIe* |
3.8 inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen |
| Resolution | WVGA 800×480 | WVGA 800×480 |
| Design | Candy bar, Black color | Candy bar |
| Keyboard | Virtual QWERTY with Swype | Virtual QWERTY with Swype |
| Dimension | 4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inches | 4.8 x 2.44 x 0.43 inches |
| Weight | 4.16 oz | 5.4 oz |
| Operating System | Android 2.2 (Froyo) | Android 2.2 (Froyo) |
| Processor | 1GHz Hummingbird | 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8255 Snapdragon |
| Storage Internal | 16GB | 4GB ROM; 8 GB microSD™ card included |
| Storage External | Expandable up to 32GB microSD | Expandable up to 32GB microSD |
| RAM | 512 MB | 768MB |
| Camera | 5.0 MP Auto Focus, Action Shot, AddMe
Video: HD 720p@30fps VGA front facing camera |
5.0 MP Auto Focus with LED flash
Video: HD 720p@30fps VGA front facing camera |
| Music | 3.5mm Ear Jack & Speaker,
Sound Music Library Capability MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG, WMA, AMR, WAV |
3.5mm Ear Jack & Speaker
TBU |
| Video | DivX, XviD , WMV, VC-1 MPEG4/H263/H264, HD 720p (1280×720)
Format: 3gp (mp4), AV1(DivX), MKV, FLV |
TBU |
| Bluetooth, USB | 3.0; USB 2.0 FS | 2.1+EDR; USB 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 (b/g/n) | 802.11b/g/n |
| GPS | A-GPS, Google Maps Navigation (Beta) | Internal GPS antenna |
| Battery | 1500 mAh
Talk time: up to 393min |
1400 mAh
Talk time: up to 360min |
| Messaging | Mobile email POP3/IMAP4 / Corporate email
Business & Office, Voice Mail |
TBU |
| Network | GSM: 850/900/Hz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;
UMTS: Band I (2100 MHz), Band IV (AWS), Band IV (1700/2100 MHz) |
4G Network HSPA+
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA |
| Additional Features | Samsung Medis Hub, Layer Reality Browser, AllSHare, ThinkFree | TBU |
| Multiple Homescreens | Yes | Yes, 5 screens |
*MDNI – Mobile Digital Natural Image Engine
TBU -To be updated