Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) vs Microsoft Kin TWOm
Side by side comparison between Samsung Gravity Q vs Microsoft Kin TWOm phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Microsoft Kin TWOm
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3 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Proprietary OS |
| 3G UMTS / 3G CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Kin TWOm |
| Other model names | T-Mobile Samsung Gravity Q T289, Samsung SGH-T289 | Verizon Microsoft Kin Two CDMA |
| Country or region available |  USA | USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Microsoft |
| Release date | 7/2/2013 | 11/1/2010 |
| Depth | 14.2 millimeters (0.56 inches) | 16.3 millimeters (0.64 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59.7 x 112.5 millimeters (2.35 x 4.43 in) | 59.9 x 111.3 millimeters (2.36 x 4.38 in) |
| Weight | 119 grams (4.17 ounces) | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 3.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~51.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 133 PPI | 170 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 416MHz STE U6805-Core (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM 11 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| RAM memory | 128MB | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 256MB (170MB available) | 8GB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.384 Mbps | 3.1 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | HD (1280x720) 24 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| 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 | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1390 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 232 hours (9.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • HAC M3/T3 • Java framework | • Colors: Black • MS Office viewer • Facebook, Twitter • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Gravity Q (SGH-T289) | Microsoft Kin TWOm | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.96W/kg (head), 0.88W/kg (body) | 1.29W/kg (head), 0.76W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |