Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPhone 3GS vs Huawei U8650 Sonic

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Huawei
Announced February 2011 June 2009 July 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - June 2009 Available
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
116.3 x 60.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.58 x 2.38 x 0.47 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 600 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX535
RAM 1 GB 256 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 160 MB storage, 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 50.75% 51.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 160 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min