Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Epic 4G

Apple iPhone 4
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Samsung Epic 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2010 June 2010
Status Available - June 2010 Available - September 2010
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
124 x 65 x 14 mm
(4.88 x 2.56 x 0.55 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 56.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; WiMAX, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 30 min