Archos 40 Cesium vs Samsung i550

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    i550: 41 g lighter

    40 Cesium:
    150 g
    i550:
    109 g
  • Screen diagonal

    i550: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    40 Cesium:
    4 in
    i550:
    2.6 in
  • Chipset

    40 Cesium:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
    i550:
    TI OMAP 2430
  • Release year

    40 Cesium:
    2014
    i550:
    2007

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. 40 Cesium

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

  2. 2. i550

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    13.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 40 Cesium

    150 g

    +41 g versus i550

  2. 2. i550

    109 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. 40 Cesium

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. i550

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

40 Cesium has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than i550.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

40 Cesium: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

i550: Original memory entry

150 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 40 Cesium

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. i550

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 40 Cesium2. i550

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • Х Х mm
  • 115 Х 53 Х 13.8 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 109 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 150 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 2430
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • Super AMOLED
  • 34.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 302
  • PowerVR MBX
General specs
General specs — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2007
  • August
Colors
  • Black; Yellow and Blue (included)
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g (Samsung i550w only)
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for 40 Cesium, i550.
Specification40 Cesiumi550
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) - Trackball - Also version Samsung i550w with WLAN