Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BlackBerry Classic

Apple iPhone 4S
apple iphone 4s
BlackBerry Classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced October 2011 June 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2014
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)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type 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) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 41.64%
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] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)