Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Sony
Announced February 2011 June 2010 April 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - June 2010 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 144 g (5.08 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)
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 TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.55 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92% 63.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1420 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)