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Samsung Epic 4G vs Apple iPhone 4

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
June 2010 June 2010
Status
Available - September 2010 Available - June 2010
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
124 x 65 x 14 mm
(4.88 x 2.56 x 0.55 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
56.62% 53.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; WiMAX, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1500 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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