Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Lenovo A536 vs Samsung Galaxy V

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Lenovo Samsung
Announced June 2010 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - September 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)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M 1.2 GHz Cortex A7, Spreadtrum Dolphin
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 68.49% 59.76%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, 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] Yes, 2 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min -