Samsung i897 Captivate vs Xiaomi Mi Play

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  i897 Captivate:

  OLED

  Mi Play:

  LCD

• Weight

  i897 Captivate: 32 g lighter

  i897 Captivate:

  118 g

  Mi Play:

  150 g

• Width

  i897 Captivate: 7.7 mm narrower

  i897 Captivate:

  64.2 mm

  Mi Play:

  71.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  i897 Captivate: 1.84 in smaller diagonal

  i897 Captivate:

  4 in

  Mi Play:

  5.84 in

• Rear camera layout

  i897 Captivate:

  Single

  Mi Play:

  Dual

• Depth

  Mi Play: 2.1 mm thinner

  i897 Captivate:

  9.9 mm

  Mi Play:

  7.8 mm

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. i897 Captivate

   Height:

   122.4 mm

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.1 mm versus Mi Play

2. 2. Mi Play

   Height:

   147.8 mm +25.4 mm versus i897 Captivate

   Width:

   71.9 mm +7.7 mm versus i897 Captivate

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

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. i897 Captivate

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Mi Play

   Screen diagonal:

   5.84 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.1 cm²

Mi Play has approximately 86.9% more rectangular screen area than i897 Captivate.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.