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

Apple iPhone 4S 16Gb

Samsung Galaxy S III 4G

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Samsung

Phone model

iPhone 4S 16Gb

Galaxy S III 4G

Year of release

2011

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

137 mm

Body width

59 mm

71 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

140 g

133 g

Volume

62.78 cm³

82.94 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Steel

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A5

• Samsung Exynos 4412

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1400 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

32 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX543MP2

• Mali 400MP

GPU clock speed

440 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

400 MHz

400 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A5 APL0498

• Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 5

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1420

2100

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

3 h

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

16 h

Standby time in GSM networks

200 h

580 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

10 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

200 h

510 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

4.8 in

Screen resolution

960 x 640 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

330 ppi

306 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

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX145 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.391 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Digital image stabilization

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

1.9 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1838 x 1034 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-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

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 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

CDMA2000 standards

• 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

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• GAP
• SSP
• HSP
• HFP1.5
• SPP
• OPP
• PBAP
• MAP
• AVRCP 1.3
• HID

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Radio recording

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• 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
• FLAC
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA

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
• ZIP

AirPrint support

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

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

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google Talk
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

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

0.34 W/kg