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Apple iPhone
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 49.1 | 53.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 3.x, 2.x, 1.x | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2007-01-09 | 2010-06-28 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches | 4.90 x 2.54 x 0.56 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.46 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 165 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 412 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.75 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 6 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Epic 4G has a global score of 53.9, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone's general score of 49.1. The Samsung Epic 4G works with Android 2.3 OS, while Apple iPhone works with iOS 3.x OS. Even though Samsung Epic 4G is way newer than the Apple iPhone, it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
Samsung Epic 4G has a sharper display than Apple iPhone, because it has a better count of pixels per inch of display, a way higher 800 x 480px resolution and a quite bigger screen. Samsung Epic 4G counts with a better performance than Apple iPhone, because although it has a weaker 200 megahertz GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Epic 4G also counts with a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Epic 4G has a much better camera than Apple iPhone, because it has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution. The Apple iPhone counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Epic 4G, although it has no SD card slot. The Samsung Epic 4G has a little better battery duration than iPhone, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Epic 4G is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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