Samsung A717 vs Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung A717

Samsung A717

Announced On:June, 2007

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Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung A997 Rugby III

Announced On:November, 2012

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Samsung A717 vs Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung A717	Samsung A997 Rugby III

Price
EUR: €80	EUR: €90
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Clamshell	Clamshell
Dimensions
104 x 54 x 12.7 mm (4.09 x 2.13 x 0.5 in)	104.1 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm (4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 in)
Weight
93 g (3.28 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810F compliant
Colors
Black	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 256K colors Downloadable wallpapers and tones	TFT, 256K colors
Size
	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~32.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio	240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Secondary
External OLED display (96 x 32 pixels)	Secondary external CSTN display, 65K colors.

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones	Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
26MB	256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
Card Slot
microSD (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
1000 entries, Photocall	1000 entries, Photocall
Call Records
30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls	30 received, dialed and missed calls

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
Speed
HSPA 1.8 Mbps	HSPA
WLAN
No	No
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.1, A2DP, EDR
USB
2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP, AF	3.15 MP
Camera Features
Video-calling
Video
Yes	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/MP4	MP3/WAV/AAC+
Video Format Support
	MP4/H.263
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Samsung OS	Samsung OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0	Yes
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.3)	WAP 2.0/xHTML
Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email	SMS, AMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes

CPU
Hardware
	468 MHz
Keyboard
Numeric keypad	Numeric keypad
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
No	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad	D-Pad
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery	Li-Ion 1300 mAh, removable
Standby
Up to 250 h	Up to 480 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h	Up to 9 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice dial Voice memo Memo book Built-in speakerphone Predictive text input	Push to Talk Voice memo Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.39 W/kg (body)	0.47 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
	0.52 W/kg (head)

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