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Samsung Galaxy S II
GT-I9100GApple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0, 2.3 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2011-02-13 | 2012-09-12 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.09 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 375.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 217 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.5 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 560 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 5 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S II, getting a score of 68.8 against 65.4. Apple iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system, while Galaxy S II works with Android 4.1.2 operating system. Apple iPhone 5 is a newer cellphone, and it's also a bit thinner and a little lighter than Galaxy S II.
The iPhone 5 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S II, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1136 x 640 and a way greater number of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy S II features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
IPhone 5 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S II, although it has a lower amount of RAM and doesn't have an additional GPU, they both have the same number of cores. The iPhone 5 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S II, and although they both have the same sensor size, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same video resolution and a same resolution back camera, the iPhone 5 also has a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy S II features a bit better battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 1650mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the iPhone 5 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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