Microsoft Kin One vs Samsung Duos SCH-W169
Side by side comparison between Microsoft Kin One vs Samsung Duos SCH-W169 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Microsoft Kin One
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19 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Proprietary OS |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Kin One | Duos SCH-W169 |
| Other model names | Microsoft Kin ONE GSM | Samsung W169 Duos, Samsung Duos 169 for India |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Microsoft | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2010 | 3/1/2010 |
| Depth | 19.1 millimeters (0.75 inches) | 15.9 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 63.5 x 82.6 millimeters (2.5 x 3.25 in) | 48 x 115.5 millimeters (1.89 x 4.55 in) |
| Weight | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 2.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~39.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~27.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 176x220 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 128 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM 11 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB LPDDR | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 4GB | 42MB |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 900/1800 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 0.3 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | QCIF (176x144) |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, WMV | MP4 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 1.1 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1240 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 200 hours (8.3 days) | 250 hours (10.4 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | WAP |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • MS Office viewer • Facebook, Twitter Java framework | • Colors: Black • MMS and WAP using GSM only Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Microsoft Kin One | Samsung Duos SCH-W169 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |