Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S

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iPhone 4S compared with Galaxy S

	AppleiPhone 4S	SamsungGalaxy S
Overview
Released
Released	October 2011	June 2010
Display
Screen size
Screen size	3.5″	4″
Resolution
Resolution	960 × 640 (better)	800 × 480
Sharpness
Sharpness	330 pixels per inch (better)	233 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	500 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Retina display; 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	Super AMOLED, WVGA (800 × 480), 16M colours
Pixel density
Pixel density	326 ppi	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass (iFixit)
Display features
Display features	800:1 contrast ratio (typical)	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	A5	Exynos 3110
Memory
Memory	512 MB	512 MB
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB (better)	8 GB, 16 GB
CPU
CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (GSMArena); 512 MB of LPDDR2 RAM (iFixit)	1 GHz single-core Arm Cortex-A8; 512 MB of RAM (Notebookcheck)
GPU
GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (GSMArena)	PowerVR SGX540 (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	–	16 GB or 8 GB built in; microSD card slot up to 32 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP (better)	5 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	0.3 MP	0.3 MP
Main camera
Main camera	8-megapixel camera with autofocus, tap to focus, face detection in still images and LED flash	5 MP, autofocus, no flash
Front camera
Front camera	VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 fps	VGA
Video recording
Video recording	HD (1080p) up to 30 fps with audio; video stabilisation	720p (1,280 × 720) at 30 fps
Camera features
Camera features	Photo and video geotagging	–
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,432 mAh	1,500 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	–
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Talk time up to 8 hours on 3G or 14 hours on 2G (GSM); standby up to 200 hours; internet use up to 6 hours on 3G or 9 hours on Wi-Fi; video playback up to 10 hours; audio playback up to 40 hours; 3.7 V, 5.3 Wh, 1,432 mAh (iFixit)	Removable battery
Wired charging
Wired charging	Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	140 g	119 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	9.3 mm (better)	9.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	115.2 × 58.6 mm	122.4 × 64.2 mm
Materials
Materials	Glass front, glass back and stainless steel frame (GSMArena)	–
Colours
Colours	White, black	Black, white (TechRadar)
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 5, with Siri	Android 2.1 (Eclair) with TouchWiz 3.0
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	World phone; UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; HSDPA 7.2, HSUPA 5.76
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM (GSMArena)	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (802.11n 2.4GHz only)	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 3.0
USB
USB	30-pin dock connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p with the Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (sold separately); AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV at 720p	USB 2.0 (micro-USB); 3.5 mm headphone jack (iFixit)
Positioning
Positioning	Assisted GPS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular	A-GPS