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Apple iPhone 4s
32 GBSamsung Galaxy S III
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2011-10-04 | 2012-05-03 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S III is a bit better than the iPhone 4s, getting a 69.7 score against 64.7. The Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 operating system, while iPhone 4s counts with iOS 8.x operating system. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 4s were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S III is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The iPhone 4s counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 960 x 640px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and way more brightness. Apple iPhone 4s counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a better processor than Apple iPhone 4s, because it has a higher number of cores, a graphics processing unit and more RAM memory. The Galaxy S III counts with a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 4s. The Samsung Galaxy S III captures a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 4s, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video resolution and a 8 MP camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with a bigger sensor.
The Galaxy S III is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the Apple iPhone 4s, which makes it a very good choice.
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