Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs Sony Ericsson W950

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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

    W950: 35 g lighter

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    147 g
    W950:
    112 g
  • Width

    W950: 10 mm narrower

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    64 mm
    W950:
    54 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    W950: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    4 in
    W950:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    i927 Captivate Glide: 2 mm thinner

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    13 mm
    W950:
    15 mm
  • Height

    W950: 18 mm shorter

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    124 mm
    W950:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    i927 Captivate Glide:
    2011
    W950:
    2006

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. i927 Captivate Glide

    Height:
    124 mm +18 mm versus W950
    Width:
    64 mm +10 mm versus W950
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. W950

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    54 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +2 mm versus i927 Captivate Glide

Weight

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

  1. 1. i927 Captivate Glide

    147 g

    +35 g versus W950

  2. 2. W950

    112 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. i927 Captivate Glide

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. W950

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

i927 Captivate Glide has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than W950.

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.

Recorded RAM for i927 Captivate Glide, W950, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storagei927 Captivate GlideW950
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
W950: Original memory entry

4 GB

Practical features

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

1. i927 Captivate Glide

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

2. W950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. i927 Captivate Glide

    1650 mAh

    +750 mAh versus W950

  2. 2. W950

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. i927 Captivate Glide2. W950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124 Х 64 Х 13 mm
  • 106 Х 54 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • 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.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Chipset
  • Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
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
  • 57.4%
  • 36.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • ULP GeForce
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Release date
  • 2011
  • October
  • 2006
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Mystic Purple
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 396 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 340 h Talking time- Up to 7h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • W958c only
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.20 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.02 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.35 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features — specifications for i927 Captivate Glide, W950.
Specificationi927 Captivate GlideW950
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S Glide
  • Samsung I927 Galaxy S II
  • Samsung Gidim
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo - W950i UMTS/900/1800/1900 MHzW958c 900/1800/1900 MHz with EDGE for ChinaMainland