Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy Express

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
Samsung Galaxy Express
samsung galaxy express
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2009 January 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] -
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)