Phone Comparison - Samsung Hero Plus B159 vs Apple iPhone 5

Samsung Hero Plus B159
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced 2011 September 2012
Status Available - 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 108.5 x 45.8 x 13.3 mm
(4.27 x 1.8 x 0.52 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 70 g (2.47 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS - iOS 6
Processor - Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 597 KB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type CSTN LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 1.52 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 128 x 128 pixels (119 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 15.02% 60.84%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera , [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth No Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser No HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Phonebook 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records 100 received, 100 dialed, 100 missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 597 KB 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 800 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 3 h Up to 8 h