Samsung Droid Charge or also known as SCH-i510, apparently will be the second smartphone marketed by Verizon to supports their LTE4G network. From the outstanding Internal Comparison and Competitive comparison sheet, Droid Charge of sticking in there, and instead of LG Revolution or Motorola Targa. Meanwhile Droid Bionic apparently is in serious things and may actually be delayed or
Similarity
Neither HTC Thunderbolt or Droid Charge using Android 2.2 (Froyo) as the OS, it's just the interface may differ according to each brand. Both are equally equipped with 1 GHz processor, 4.3 inch screen, 8 MP rear-main camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera, both with the virtual keyboard, as well as microSD slot up to 32 GB.
Both are also the same walk on LTE network that in the last test result in an average of 5 - 12 Mbps download and half for upload, in addition to running on 3G CDMA EVDO Rev. A network for LTE unattainable-areas or for the global network.
Differences
RAM and ROM on the Thunderbolt actually greater than on the Droid Charge, in which the Thunderbolt has 768 MB whereas Droid Charge 512 MB. Maybe this will affect the Droid Charge performance generally and in some feature.
Another difference lies in the internal storage, where Droid Charge has 2GB of onboard memory while the Thunderbolts have 8 GB. Maybe this will make prices pegged to the Droid Charge become more friendly.
And the last difference that may become a mainstay of Droid Charge is its ability to function as a mobile hotspot (MiFi) through the tether feature that able to share the connections up to 10 devices simultaneously.10 devices is in lte 4G mode, 5 devices in 3G CDMA Evdo rev. a. Meanwhile, the Thunderbolt only support up to 5 devices only, although in 4G LTE mode.
Battery and Resilience
Thunderbolt powered by 1400mAh battery, which is claimed to last up to 6 hours in 4G mode, although in the field was not that long. And Droid Charge "reportedly" has a 1600mAh battery. The battery becomes another important thing in LTE smartphones, where the 4G LTE requires greater power when accessed through a smartphone or other LTE devices. For a while there has been no official specs are released for Samsung Droid Charge. Stay updated!.
