Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October 2011 January 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2011
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)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 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] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 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 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)