Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy 551 vs Apple iPhone 4S

Samsung Galaxy 551
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced October 2010 October 2011
Status Available - Q4 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) iOS 5
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 160 MB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.59% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 160 MB 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1200 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)