Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced February 2011 October 2011 September 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar 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)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 5 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 1432 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 8 h