Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 August 2012 March 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm
(5.07 x 2.79 x 0.75 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 305 g (10.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE (Dependent on Country)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 544MP3
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.69% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash 21x optical zoom LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Wide-angle 23mm Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720x480@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE (optional) HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls N/A Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1650 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 168 h Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 17 h