Samsung Instinct vs Apple iPhone

Samsung Instinct vs. Apple iPhone

We all apperceive that handset manufacturers (and their accomplice carriers) that aren’t the iPhone are gunning for the all touchscreen form-factor that’s accepted to be so accepted amid smartphone fans. But, this newest advertisement from No. 3 US wireless carrier Sprint may be the aboriginal case of a carrier candidly activity for the iPhone’s jugular.

Here we see the Sprint Instinct activity heads-up with the iPhone in a action to the death. Well, actually, it’s added a action to see which can almanac video, and the end aftereffect a bit anti-climactic, but hey, who are we to adjudicator the business aggregation that dreamed up this clip?

Sure, the iPhone doesn’t do video. That sucks. But, is the Samsung Instinct absolutely activity to be able to authority it’s own adjoin the 3G iPhone? If Apple keeps video recording off the next-generation iPhone, we’ll all be hardly aghast – but not abundant to accumulate us from affairs the 3G iPhone.

Since the photo above (click for larger view) was not done to scale, here's a quick comparison chart containing the main specs of the newly unveiled HTC Touch Diamond (videos), CTIA-announced Samsung Instinct, and some obscure nearly year-old touchscreen phone they're most often compared to.

	HTC Touch Diamond	Samsung Instinct	Apple iPhone
CPU	528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A	Unknown	667MHz Samsung ARM1176JZF
OS	Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional	Unnamed touch interface	OS X
Memory	Flash: 4GB ROM: 256MB RAM: 192MB	microSD card slot (up to 8GB)	Flash: 8GB, 16GB
Size	4.0" x 2.0" x 0.45"	4.6" x 2.2" x 0.49"	4.5" x 2.4" x 0.46"
Weight	3.9 ounces	4.4 ounces	4.8 ounces
Display	2.8" (640 x 480)	3.1" (240 x 432)	3.5" (480 x 320)
Network	Tri-band GSM HSDPA/WCDMA	Dual-band CDMA EV-DO Rev A	Quad-band GSM EDGE
Wireless	Bluetooth 2.0+EDR GPS/A-GPS ready 802.11b/g	Bluetooth 2.0 GPS	Bluetooth 2.0+EDR 802.11b/g
Camera	3.2 megapixels VGA CMOS (stills and video)	2 megapixels (stills and video)	2 megapixels (stills only)
Audio Jack	HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB + audio)	3.5mm (standard)	3.5mm (recessed)
Battery	Talk time:   Up to 5.5 hours Standby:   Up to 12 days	Talk time:   Up to 5.75 hours	Talk time:   Up to 8 hours Standby:   Up to 10.5 days
Photos	Gallery (HTC)	Gallery (CNET)	Gallery (Apple)