Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 4

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
Apple iPhone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2011 June 2010
Status Available - April 2011 Available - June 2010
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [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
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)