Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Hero Plus B159

Apple iPhone 5
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Samsung Hero Plus B159
samsung hero plus b159
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 2011
Status Available - September 2012 Available - 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
108.5 x 45.8 x 13.3 mm
(4.27 x 1.8 x 0.52 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 70 g (2.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 -
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] -
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 597 KB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen CSTN
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 1.52 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 128 x 128 pixels (119 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 15.02%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] , [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular No
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML (Safari) No

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, 100 dialed, 100 missed calls
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 597 KB
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 800 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 230 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 3 h