Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2012 September 2012 November 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 543MP3 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 5.25 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 60.84% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 17 h