Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced March 2010 June 2010 October 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - June 2010 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
129.7 x 66 x 9.5 mm
(5.11 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 132.5 g (4.66.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3502 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX535 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 53.92% 61.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No -
Games Yes Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1420 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 320 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 9 h