Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 4S vs HTC EVO Design 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple HTC
Announced February 2011 October 2011 October 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black
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)
121.9 x 61 x 11.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.4 x 0.47 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 147.4 g (5.19.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
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 5 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8655
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX543MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92% 59.47%
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 Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 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, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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, WiMAX 802.16 e, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1432 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 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 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h