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

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2011 October 2011 October 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - November 2011
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black
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)
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 (region specific)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX543MP2 No
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 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 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 4.65 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 53.92% 64.72%
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 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels
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 Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

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 16/32GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1432 mAh 1750 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 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 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 8 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)