Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 January 2011 October 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 (region specific)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 200 No
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 158 MB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.65 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 54.06% 64.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 158 MB storage 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1432 mAh 1350 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)