Product comparison · 2 phones

Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone vs Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone has 2.4 mm more depth than the Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530 (15 mm vs 12.6 mm). The Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530 has 15.2 mm more height than the Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone (124 mm vs 108.8 mm). The Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530 has 7.9 mm more width than the Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone (64.2 mm vs 56.3 mm). Product colour: Black on the Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone, Grey, Yellow on the Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530. Display diagonal: 8.13 cm (3.2") on the Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone, 10.2 cm (4") on the Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530.

Product colour
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:Black
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:Grey, Yellow
Display diagonal
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:8.13 cm (3.2")
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:10.2 cm (4")
Display resolution
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:240 x 400 pixels
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:800 x 480 pixels
Display number of colours
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:262144 colours
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:16.78 million colours
Data network
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:3G, Edge, GPRS, GSM, WCDMA
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:3G
Depth
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:15 mm
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:12.6 mm
Height
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:108.8 mm
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:124 mm
Width
- CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone:56.3 mm
- Galaxy Beam GT-I8530:64.2 mm

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Comparison of CTW725BLK/40, GT-I8530
97 specifications	A Philips CTW725BLK/40 mobile phone Model CTW725BLK/40 View product	B Samsung Galaxy Beam GT-I8530 Model GT-I8530 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, Yellow
Device lockKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bar
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	8.13 cm (3.2")	10.2 cm (4")
Display resolutionDiffers	240 x 400 pixels	800 x 480 pixels
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursDiffers	262144 colours	16.78 million colours
External displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Memoryidentical
Flash card supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MicroSD (TransFlash)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User memoryKnown for one	80 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Rear cameraKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear camera resolution (numeric)	5 MP	5 MP
Built-in flashKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, GIF, JPEG XR, PNG, WBMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
White balanceKnown for one	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Tungsten	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear camera typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single camera
Front camera typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single camera
Auto focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Photo effectsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fader, Negative film, Sepia
Video recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
SIM card capabilityKnown for one	Dual SIM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Mobile network generation	3G	3G
Data networkDiffers	3G, Edge, GPRS, GSM, WCDMA	3G
GSM bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,1800,1900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WCDMA bands supportedKnown for one	2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAPKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
GPRS multislot classKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HSDPA
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Data transmissionidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth profilesKnown for one	A2DP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Messagingidentical
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Videoidentical
Video callKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
FM radioKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ringer typeKnown for one	MP3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Music playerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice recordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP3, WAV, WMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice codecsKnown for one	AMR, EFR, FR, HR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Talk time (2G) (max)Known for one	26 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Talk time (3G) (max)Known for one	14 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standby time (3G) (max)Known for one	950 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	15 mm	12.6 mm
HeightDiffers	108.8 mm	124 mm
WidthDiffers	56.3 mm	64.2 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Alarm functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ease of useKnown for one	Hands free mode, In-flight mode, Keypad Lock, Vibra Alert, Dual SIM cards, Graphical User Interface, Screen Saver Digital Clock, Softkeys	Unknown — not stated by the source
User manual recycled paperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Volume controlKnown for one	Digital	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna dimensionsKnown for one	Integrated	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call managementKnown for one	Call on Hold, Call Time, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Conference Call, Emergency Call, Microphone mute, Missed Calls, Multi-party call, Received Calls, Call Forwarding, Firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clock/versionKnown for one	Digital, International clock	Unknown — not stated by the source
Language available: UIKnown for one	Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English	Unknown — not stated by the source
Messaging services descriptionKnown for one	SMS (Short Message Service), Concatenated SMS (Long SMS), SMS multi-target, Predefined SMS, MMS,Multimedia Message Service, E-mail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
Form factorKnown for one	Bar	Unknown — not stated by the source
Personal info management (PIM)Known for one	Alarm clock, Calculator, Converter, Countdown timer, Games, Stopwatch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Java technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conference callKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Text prediction systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Text prediction system typeKnown for one	T9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Vibrating alertKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GPS Performanceidentical
Position locationKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GPS (satellite)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityDiffers	2100 mAh	2000 mAh
Talk time (3G) (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 h
Standby time (3G) (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 h
Call managementidentical
Call holdKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call timerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Call waitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	GPRS, HSDPA DL 3.6Mbps, UL 384Kbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging materialKnown for one	Carton	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory managementKnown for one	Memory status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network servicesKnown for one	SIM Toolkit / Release 99, WAP 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
RingersKnown for one	MP3 ringer, Voice memo ringer, AMR ringer	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz
Storageidentical
Maximum memory card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Navigationidentical
GPS (satellite)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Personal info management (PIM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Countdown timer, Notes, Stopwatch, To-do list
Multimediaidentical
FM radioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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