Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs BLU Dash JR

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung BLU
Announced October 2011 February 2012 August 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.8 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 55.64% 50.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1500 mAh 1000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h