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Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510 vs. HTC Chacha

We’ve got two new Android phones that are a bit different than the rest, mainly because of their form factor — a full qwerty physical keyboard — the Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510 and the HTC Chacha.

While the Galaxy Pro B7510 is already available locally, the HTC Chacha might not be out until next month (saw them in SG last week) and both Android phones are aimed at the mid-market and those looking for a physical keyboard.

Still, it’s interesting is these qwerty handsets will gain a lot of traction in the Android ecosystem. I’m sure people will find it odd that the screens are very small — sacrificing screen real estate over a physical keyboard reverses the paradigm shift that happened to smartphones years ago when the iPhone and Androids were first introduced.

Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510 HTC Chacha
800MHz CPU 800MHz CPU
HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 384Kbps
2.8″ @ 320×240 pixels 2.6″ @ 480×320 pixels
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
microSD up to 32GB microSD up to 32GB
2GB microSD included TBD
GPS w/ aGPS support GPS w/ aGPS support
3.15MP autofocus camera 5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
Android OS 2.2 Froyo Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi hotspot WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
108.6 x 66.7 x 10.7 mm 114.4 x 64.6 x 10.7 mm
103.4 grams 120 grams
Stereo FM radio with RDS none
1350mAh battery 1250mAh battery
~Php12,000 TBD

On paper, it looks like the HTC Chacha has a bit on a edge over the Galaxy Pro and while the latter has a slightly bigger screen, the pixel density on the Chacha is more than twice that of the B7510. The Galaxy Pro’s edge is the built-in FM radio tuner while the Chacha has a dedicated Facebook button.

The verdict isn’t out yet since we don’t have a suggested retail price on the HTC Chacha. My guess is that it will be in the Php13k to Php15k range.

But the question remains — does a full qwerty smartphone with small screen still appeal to you?

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

22 Responses

  1. Avatar for Neo Antonio Neo Antonio says:

    Wish to buy this. Do you still have the phone? Thanks.

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