Comparison of Apple iPhone 4S 16Gb and Samsung Galaxy S7 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 4S 16Gb

Samsung Galaxy S7 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Samsung

Phone model

iPhone 4S 16Gb

Galaxy S7 32Gb

Year of release

2011

2016

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

142 mm

Body width

59 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

140 g

152 g

Volume

62.78 cm³

78.3 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Steel

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• Golden
• Silver
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A5

• Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

2300 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1536 kB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

45 nm

14 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX543MP2

• Arm Mali-T880 MP12

GPU clock speed

624 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

4 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

400 MHz

1866 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

200 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A5 APL0498

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 5

Android 6.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1420

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 2 A

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

200 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

200 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

5.1 in

Screen resolution

960 x 640 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

330 ppi

576 ppi

Screen technology

Retina Display

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.778

2.5D curved screen

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX145 Exmor RS

Sony IMX260 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.391 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.4

f/1.7

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Samsung S5K4E6

Photomatrix type

ISOCELL

Photomatrix size

3.2 x 2.4 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.235 μm

Crop factor

10.82

Aperture

f/1.7

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 9

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.2

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes
• Twitter
• FaceTime
• App Store

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.99 W/kg

0.62 W/kg