Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs HTC ThunderBolt 4G

Apple iPhone 4S
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HTC ThunderBolt 4G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC
Announced October 2011 January 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2011
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)
122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1432 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min