Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs Acer Liquid E2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Acer
Announced February 2011 January 2011 April 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - February 2011 Coming Soon - May 2013
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)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 140 g (4.94 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 4 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 TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92% 62.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 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 Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 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 present proximity sensor 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-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1420 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h