Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 3GS vs Huawei Ascend Y220

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Huawei
Announced February 2011 June 2009 December 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - June 2009 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, 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)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 256 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 50.75% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
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 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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