Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs Alcatel Pixi 3 (8) LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Alcatel
Announced February 2011 March 2011 February 2016
Status Available - April 2011 Available - March 2011 Coming Soon - Q1 2016
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Smoky Grey, Soft Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
209 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.23 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 607 g (21.41 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 6.0 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 9.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 65.01% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP,
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization No Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 6930 mAh 4060 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
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