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Monday, August 13, 2012

Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II

Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II Comparison
Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II are two smartphone come from two giant manufacturers in the world. Both are competing in a tight fight over the throne as the best smartphone in the world, which one is better between these two smartphones?

Apple iPhone 4S measures 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm and weighs 140 grams, while Samsung Galaxy S II measures 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm and weighs 116 grams. Apple iPhone 4S comes with 3.5 inches screen size with 640 x 960 pixels resolution, while Samsung Galaxy S II comes with 4.3 inches screen with 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

Apple iPhone 4S is a "general phone", which the iPhone 4S can run on GSM and CDMA. While Samsung Galaxy S II is a GSM smartphone.

Apple iPhone 4S uses IOS 5 operating system supported by A5 chipset which there are dual core processor ARM Cortex-A9 1GHz and PowerVR GPU SGX543MP2 inside. While Samsung Galaxy S II uses Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system supported by Exynos chipset which there are dual core processor ARM Cortex-A9 and GPU Mali-400MP inside.

Apple iPhone 4S is armored with 512MB RAM and comes in three choices of internal memory capacity those are 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, and this smartphone has no external memory slot. While Samsung Galaxy S II has 1GB RAM and comes in two choices of internal memory capacity those are 16GB and 32GB, and is equipped with microSD slot up to 32GB.

Both Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II are equipped with 8 MP camera that has 1080p HD video recording capability. Apple iPhone 4S is equipped with VGA front camera, while Samsung Galaxy S II is equipped with 2 MP front camera.

Both smartphones are equipped with some connectivity features such as 3G network support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (iPhone 4 is first smartphone in the world with Bluetooth 4.0, while Samsung Galaxy S II still uses Bluetooth 3.0), and GPS.

For power capacity, Apple iPhone 4S uses Li-Po 1432 mAh battery capacity, while Samsung Galaxy S II uses Li-Ion 1650 mAh capacity.

Apple iPhone 4S offers display with better quality, larger internal memory capacity, and Bluetooth 4.0. While Samsung Galaxy S II offers larger screen, larger RAM, external memory slot, and processor with faster clock speed.

Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II specifications Comparison 
Specifications Apple iPhone 4S Samsung Galaxy S II
*PICTURE*
*BASIC INFORMATION*
Released October 04, 2011 (4th Quarter) February 13, 2011 (1st Quarter)
Network Technology GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO GSM 850/900/1800/1900
*BODY*
Dimensions (mm) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49
Weight (g) 140 116
Colours choice Black, White Black, White And Pink
QWERTY Keypad No No
*PROCESSOR/ MEMORY*
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
Internal Storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16GB/32GB, 1GB RAM
RAM 512 MB 1GB
External Memory - microSD, (up to 32GB), 8 GB included
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP
Chipset Apple A5 Exynos
*SOFTWARE*
Platform / OS Apple iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, RSS
Java (J2ME) No via Java MIDP emulator
Others Software Google Maps, Audio/video player and editor, Siri natural language commands and dictation,MicroSIM card support only,Twitter integration Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration, Social Hub / Readers Hub / Music Hub / Game Hub
*DISPLAY*
Design Candybar Candybar
Screen Size & Resolution 3.5 inches, 640 x 960 pixels (~330 ppi pixel density) 4.3 inch, WVGA 480 x 800, Multi-touch input method
Screen Color LED-backlit IPS, TFT 16M colors Super AMOLED Plus, 16M
Multi Touch Yes Yes
Screen Protection Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass
*SOUND*
Alert MP3, Vibration, WAV MP3, Vibration, WAV
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes
Extra Feature 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 P3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF
*CAMERA*
Type/Capacity 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel
Max. Resolution 3264x2448 3264 x 2448
Secondary Camera Yes, VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi only Yes, Yes, 2MP
Video Recording - -
Flash Yes Yes
Extra Features autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, Photo and video geo-tagging, Face detection in still images Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
*CONNECTIVITY*
HSDPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Yes, HSPA+ 21Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
GPRS Yes Class 12
EDGE Yes Class 12
WiFi Hotspot Yes No
NFC Support No Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0+HS
USB Port Yes Yes
GPS Yes Yes
*ENTERTAINMENT*
TV Receiver No No
FM Radio No Yes
Entertainment Others - -
*BATTERY*
Battery Type/ Capacity Li-Po 1432 mAh Li-ion 1650mAh
TalkTime Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 1100 min (2G) / Up to 520 min (3G)
Stand-by Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G) Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)

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