Samsung E690 vs Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung E690

Samsung E690

Announced On:November, 2006

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Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung A997 Rugby III

Announced On:November, 2012

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Samsung E690 vs Samsung A997 Rugby III

Samsung E690	Samsung A997 Rugby III

Price
EUR: €100	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
94 x 48 x 15.9 mm (3.70 x 1.89 x 0.63 in)	104.1 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm (4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 in)
Weight
95 g (3.35 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810F compliant
Colors
Silver, Pink	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 256K colors
Size
2.0 inches, 12.6 cm² (~27.9% screen-to-body ratio)	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~32.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
128 x 160 pixels (~102 ppi density)	240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Secondary
Second external UFB display, 65K colors (96 x 96 pixels)	Secondary external CSTN display, 65K colors.

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

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

Internal Memory
Memory
16MB	256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
Card Slot
microSD (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Yes	1000 entries, Photocall
Call Records
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls	30 received, dialed and missed calls

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

Main Camera
Camera
VGA	3.15 MP
Video
Yes	Yes

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
Samsung OS	Samsung OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0	Yes
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML
Messaging
SMS, 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
Yes	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad	D-Pad
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 800 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
Predictive text input SyncML DS1.1 Voice memo	Push to Talk Voice memo Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
0.50 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body)	0.47 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.71 W/kg (head)	0.52 W/kg (head)

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