Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Huawei Ascend Y

Apple iPhone 4S
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Huawei Ascend Y
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei
Announced October 2011 October 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2012
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)
116.8 x 61 x 11.7 mm
(4.6 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 125 g (4.41 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, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7625A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 51.09%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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) HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB RAM, 120 MB ROM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min