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Apple iPhone 4
16 GBSamsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile
SGH-T989| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 65.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.3, 2.3.6, 2.3.5 |
| 2010-06-07 | 2011-08-30 |
| 4.50 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 4.77 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 330 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX535 GPU | Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1420mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 167 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S II T-Mobile is a little bit better than iPhone 4, with a overall score of 65.3 against 59.4. Galaxy S II T-Mobile's body has the same thickness than the iPhone 4, but it's just a little lighter. The Galaxy S II T-Mobile works with Android 4.1.2 OS, while iPhone 4 has iOS 7.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile has just a little better processing power than Apple iPhone 4, because it has a greater amount of RAM, a greater number of cores (and faster) and a graphics co-processor.
The iPhone 4 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 960 x 640 and a much higher count of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy S II T-Mobile counts with a very superior camera than iPhone 4, and although they both have a same size sensor, the Galaxy S II T-Mobile also has a much better video quality and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Galaxy S II T-Mobile features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 4, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S II T-Mobile also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 32 GB. The Galaxy S II T-Mobile counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone 4, because it has a 1850mAh battery capacity instead of 1420mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile is also by far the cheapest one.
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