Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Samsung Galaxy V

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Acer Samsung
Announced June 2010 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black/White White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz 1.2 GHz Cortex A7, Spreadtrum Dolphin
GPU PowerVR SGX535 - -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No TBD microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% - 59.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR - Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No TBD microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh - 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- -