Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
Apple iPhone 3GS
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced January 2011 June 2009
Status Available - February 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)