Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Honor 3C vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Honor Samsung
Announced June 2010 December 2013 March 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Coming Soon - December 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White White/Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
139.5 x 71.4 x 9.2 mm
(5.49 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.52 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.06% 64.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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-Po Battery Standard Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2300 mAh 2100 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)
- Up to 8 h