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Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Apple iPhone 3GS

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
January 2011 June 2009
Status
Available - February 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors
Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight
113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.06% 50.75%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
158 MB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
158 MB storage 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1350 mAh
Stand by
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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