Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Apple iPhone 4
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2010 September 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - Q4 2014
Colors Black, White Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Curved Edge screen

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 72.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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