Samsung Galaxy
W
vs. Samsung
Galaxy S Plus

Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Samsung GALAXY W vs Samsung Galaxy S II LTE

Samsung GALAXY W

5.9

Winner Android

Samsung Galaxy W

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy W

Flash
Has a camera flash
Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light
Talk time
Long talk time
18.3 hours
Weight
Light-weight
112 g
Screen PPI
sharp screen
251 PPI
Samsung Galaxy S Plus

5.6

Runner-up Android

Samsung Galaxy S Plus

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S Plus

Video out
Video output
Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Screen type
Vivid screen
Super AMOLED
Standby time
Long standby time
31.2 days
Browser benchmark
Average web browser performance
649 ms
Screen size
Average sized screen
4.0"
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
8 GB
Battery capacity
Average battery capacity
1,650 mAh
Upload speed
Average upload speed
0.85 mbps
Network latency
Average latency
192 ms
Thickness
Thin
10 mm
Size
Really small
64x122x9 mm

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Overview

Photo & Video 6.2 vs 1.7
Samsung GALAXY W Winner: Samsung Galaxy W
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  • Features a camera flash for taking photos with less light
Storage 1.5 vs 2.4
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Winner: Samsung Galaxy S Plus
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  • More than 4.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 8 GB vs 1.7 GB
Screen 5.8 vs 6.5
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Winner: Samsung Galaxy S Plus
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  • The Galaxy S Plus has a OLED screen, which are generally brighter and more vivid, Super AMOLED vs TFT LCD
  • Around 20% larger screen, 4.0" vs 3.7"
Battery 6.3 vs 5.8
Samsung GALAXY W Winner: Samsung Galaxy W
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  • More than 40% more talk time per battery charge, 18.3 hours vs 12.8 hours
Web browsing 9.3 vs 9.5
Too close to call
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8
Too close to call
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Size 7.5 vs 7.4
Too close to call
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  • Light weight
  • Fairly small
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Processing power 6.7 vs 6.7
Too close to call
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  • Powerful processors, very snappy and responsive
  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
Network 6.1 vs 6.2
Too close to call
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Somewhat slow actual download speeds
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Overall 5.9 vs 5.6

Photo & Video

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Galaxy W
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Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs No The Galaxy W has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera 0.3 MP vs 0.3 MP
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Movie format 720p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Both shoot high resolution HD movies
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Video out None vs Proprietary The Galaxy S Plus has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Storage

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Galaxy W
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Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 1.7 GB vs 8 GB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Screen

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Galaxy W
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Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Screen size 3.7" vs 4.0" The Galaxy S Plus has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Galaxy W is very small
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Screen resolution 800x480 vs 800x480 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 251 PPI vs 232 PPI Average display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs Super AMOLED The Galaxy S Plus has an OLED screen which are generally very bright and vivid, the Galaxy W doesn't
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Battery

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Galaxy W
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Galaxy S Plus
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Talk time 18.3 hours vs 12.8 hours Long talk time, with the Galaxy W being particularily good
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Standby time 22.1 days vs 31.2 days The Galaxy S Plus has good standby time, but the Galaxy W is average
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Battery capacity 1,500 mAh vs 1,650 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Web browsing

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Browser benchmark 985 ms vs 649 ms Average speed web browsers
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

Sensors

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs No

Size

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Galaxy W
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Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Weight 112 g vs 119 g Light weight
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Thickness 12 mm vs 10 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x115x11 mm vs 64x122x9 mm Fairly small
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
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Galaxy S Plus
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Processing power

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Frequency 1.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz Powerful processors, very snappy and responsive
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 512 MB vs 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Network

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed 2.24 mbps vs 2.23 mbps Somewhat slow actual download speeds
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Upload speed 0.6 mbps vs 0.85 mbps The Galaxy S Plus has average actual upload speeds, but the Galaxy W's is slow
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Network latency 213 ms vs 192 ms Average network latencies
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 3.0 Average bluetooth support

Keyboard & keypad

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Galaxy W
Samsung GALAXY W
Samsung Galaxy S Plus Samsung
Galaxy S Plus
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

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