Samsung Star Wifi vs. LG Cookie Wifi - Entry Level Wifi-Phone Battle - KM555 vs. S5233W

Mikos H. from Cavite DM'd TP this request via Twitter two days ago:
"[TP can you do a definitive comparison table between LG Cookie Wifi KM555 and Samsung Star Wifi S5233W like the one you have for Wave and Galaxy S?] Thanks!"

Hi Mikos!

Here you go. :)

TechPinas' LG Cookie Wifi KM555 vs. Samsung Star Wifi S5233W Definitive Comparison Table


Detail/Feature

LG Cookie Wifi KM555

Samsung Star Wifi S5233W

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Dimensions/
Weight

105.9 x 53.4 x 12 mm
90 g

104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
92 g

Screen/
Features

3 inches, TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
240 x 400 pixels
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

3 inches TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
240 x 400 pixels
- Accelerometer sensor
- Handwriting recognition
- Smart unlock

Operating System

Proprietary

Proprietary

CPU

Proprietary

Proprietary

Internal storage

40 MB

50 MB

Wifi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

3G

No
(KM555e variant supports 3G)

No

MicroSD

Yes, supports up to 16GB

Yes, supports up to 16GB

Camera

3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Video capture: QVGA@30fps
No secondary camera infront

3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
- Smile detection
Video capture: QVGA@15fps
No secondary camera infront

GPRS, EDGE,
Bluetooth 2.0,
MicroUSB

Yes to all

Yes to all

Stereo FM Radio

Yes

Yes

Games

Yes

Yes

Java

Yes, via MIDP 2.0

Yes, via MIDP 2.0

Browser - Flash support

No

No

Speakerphone

Yes, Dolby Mobile sound enhancement

Yes, DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

Messaging System

SMS, MMS, Email

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Battery life

Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh
Stand-by of up to 570 hours
Talk time of up to 5 hours 30 min

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by time of up to 700 hours
Talk time of up to 10 hours

Availability and Price in Philippines

Now out in the Philippines
Only Php 7,800 (as of July 8, 2010)

Now out in the Philippines
Only Php 7,800 (as of July 8, 2010)

They're almost evenly matched -- with Samsung Star Wifi just having a bit longer uptime and tad more sizable internal memory.

But for me, it all comes down to design identity and form factor. And looking at the two, I favor LG Cookie Wifi. But that's just me. :)

How about you? Which one do you think is better?

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5 comments:

  1. i think the best for me, the appearance is LG but the LifeTime of the battery is Samsung...

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  2. you should have used lgkm555e, there is no difference in the price, and 3g pushmail, and other features are also avalable. i have read the same review from gsm arena and the only plus points of the samsung wifi is its battery time.

    i still think that the L is better, i.e., aesthetically and feature-wise.

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  3. is that true that LG KM555 is only 7.8K?

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  4. i was just curious if the LG cookie wifi has downloadable and changeable themes and widgets? and can you customize it with many widgets in one screen? :D and lastly, does LG have that part where you can attach the phone to a lanyard and etc? haha.

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  5. .` ganito po ba tlga ung camera ng LG KM555.? ang pangit ng kuha ng camera nya. para xang china phone. at ang bilis malowbat. haix. bgong bili qoo to. ill sell it nlang cguro. tsk. tsk. na discourage na tuloy aqoo nung nbli qoo na. ;(

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