Samsung Star (GT-S5230) vs HTC EVO Shift 4G
Side by side comparison between Samsung Star vs HTC EVO Shift 4G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? HTC EVO Shift 4G
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2 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| 260 thousand |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) |
| +3 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 Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
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| Model | Star (GT-S5230) | EVO Shift 4G |
| Other model names | Samsung S5230A Star, Samsung Tocco Lite, Samsung Player One | Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G, HTC Knight, PG06100 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | HTC |
| Release date | 4/30/2009 | 1/9/2011 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 15.9 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53 x 104 millimeters (2.09 x 4.09 in) | 60.3 x 117.5 millimeters (2.37 x 4.63 in) |
| Weight | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) | 167 grams (5.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT Super LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 3.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~46.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~52.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 259 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7630 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 50MB | 2GB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 | 0.236 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | WiMAX 802.16 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, WiMAX |
| 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 Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | HD (1280x720) |
| 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 | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 800 hours (33.3 days) | 146 hours (6.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), 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 | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF • DNSe • Shazam Find Music service Java framework | • Colors: Black • 2GB microSD included • HTC Sense UI • HTC Speedy • HTC Scenes • HAC (M3/T3) • WiFi Mobile Hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | HTC EVO Shift 4G | |
| 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 |