Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung S8600 Wave 3

Apple iPhone 4
apple iphone 4
Samsung S8600 Wave 3
samsung s8600 wave 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2010 August 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in )
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 bada OS, v2.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1.4 GHz Scorpion [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 56.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

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

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 535 h (2G)
Up to 517 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)