Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Huawei Ascend Mate vs Samsung GALAXY MEGA Plus I9152P

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Samsung
Announced June 2008 January 2013 February 2014
Status Discontinued Available - March 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Crystal Black, Pure White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
162.6 x 82.4 x 8.99 mm
(6.4 x 3.24 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 183.5 g (6.46.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR MBX - -
RAM 128 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage N/A 8 GB
External Memory No Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 3.5 inches 6.1 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 73.06% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Yes
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 216 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -