Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Apple iPhone 5C

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced March 2010 September 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 iOS 7.0.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G)