Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Lenovo S820

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Lenovo
Announced February 2011 September 2012 May 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Flamingo 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)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 543MP3 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 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 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 60.84% 62.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, Lightning Port 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

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB 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-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1440 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)