Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Huawei Ascend Y530 vs Huawei Ascend Y550

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Huawei
Announced October 2011 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black with Grey, Black with Red, Black with Yellow, White with G Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
132.5 x 67 x 9.3 mm
(5.22 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
133 x 68 x 9.5 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 302 Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 62.68% 61.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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