Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G

Apple iPhone 4S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2011 March 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 for AT&T
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 for AT&T
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP4 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 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 a/b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 42.5 Wh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h