Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G vs Lava Iris 502

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Lava
Announced October 2011 September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - February 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Slider, QWERTY, Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
125.9 x 64.8 x 13.5 mm
(4.96 x 2.55 x 0.53 in)
145.5 x 78 x 10.2 mm
(5.73 x 3.07 x 0.4 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 -
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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scortpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon 1 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 220 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 55.94% 62.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Shot, Zoom
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash 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 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 312 h Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 9 h