Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 April 2013 July 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - May 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue 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)
105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
129.7 x 65.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A No
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A5 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-300 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 65K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 45.99% 61.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML 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, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 not 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 1200 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 320 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h -