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Monday, August 13, 2012

Apple iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S

Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Comparison
In terms of design nothing has changed, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S have same design even both have same dimensions that is 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm. But iPhone 4 has slightly lighter weight than iPhone 4S (137 grams vs 140 grams).

Apple iPhone 4 is available in GSM and CDMA versions while iPhone 4S is a "general phone", iPhone 4S can run on GSM or CDMA. Both use micro SIM.

They use same screen called "Retina Display". Both measure 3.5 inches with 640 x 960 pixels resolution.

Apple iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4 operating system, while iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5 operating system. But Apple has released an update for iPhone users.

Apple iPhone 4 is powered by Apple A4 chipset with single core processor Cortex A8 1GHz and GPU PowerVR SGX535. While iPhone 4S uses A5 Apple (same with Apple iPad2), in which there are dual core processor 1GHz Cortex-A9 and GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2.

Apple iPhone 4 only offers 16GB and 32GB internal memory capacity. While iPhone 4S available in three internal memory capacity choices those are 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Both are not equipped with external memory slot.

Apple iPhone 4 is equipped with 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability. While iPhone 4S comes with 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording capability. Both are equipped with front camera that can be used for video calls.

For connectivity, both Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are equipped with 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA (and iPhone 4S is added with EV-DO network support), Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth (which the iPhone 4S is the first smartphone using Bluetooth 4.0), a-GPS, and USB port.

For power capacity, Apple iPhone 4 is equipped with Li-Po 1420mAh battery capacity, while iPhone 4S is equipped with Li-Po 1430mAh battery capacity.

Apple iPhone 4S comes with several improvements such as faster processor and GPU, better camera, and exclusive "Siri".

Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Specifications Comparison
Specifications Apple iPhone 4
*PICTURE*
*BASIC INFORMATION*
Released April 28, 2010 (2nd Quarter) October 04, 2011 (4th Quarter)
Network Technology GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
*BODY*
Dimensions (mm) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3
Weight (g) 137 140
Colours choice Black, White Black, White
QWERTY Keypad No No
*PROCESSOR/ MEMORY*
CPU A4 processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
Internal Storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
RAM - 512 MB
External Memory No -
GPU - PowerVR SGX543MP2
Chipset - Apple A5
*SOFTWARE*
Platform / OS Apple OS 4.0 Apple iOS 5
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Java (J2ME) No No
Others Software A-GPS, Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Digital compass, Google Maps, TV-out Google Maps, Audio/video player and editor, Siri natural language commands and dictation,MicroSIM card support only,Twitter integration
*DISPLAY*
Design Candybar Candybar
Screen Size & Resolution 640 x 960 , 3.5 inch (Touchscreen) 3.5 inches, 640 x 960 pixels (~330 ppi pixel density)
Screen Color Retina display-TFT , 16M colors LED-backlit IPS, TFT 16M colors
Multi Touch No Yes
Screen Protection - Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass
*SOUND*
Alert - MP3, Vibration, WAV
3.5mm Jack No Yes
Extra Feature Audio player AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
*CAMERA*
Type/Capacity 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel
Max. Resolution 2592 x 1944 (Secondary VGA Camera) 3264x2448
Secondary Camera No Yes, VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Video Recording HD (720p) -
Flash Yes Yes
Extra Features autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, geo-tagging autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, Photo and video geo-tagging, Face detection in still images
*CONNECTIVITY*
HSDPA Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz only) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
WiFi Hotspot No Yes
NFC Support No No
Bluetooth Yes, ver 2.1 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB Port Yes Yes
GPS Yes Yes
*ENTERTAINMENT*
TV Receiver No No
FM Radio No No
Entertainment Others - -
*BATTERY*
Battery Type/ Capacity Li-Ion Li-Po 1432 mAh
TalkTime 560 Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Stand-by 300 Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)

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