Phone Comparison - Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden vs Apple iPhone 5

Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced August 2013 September 2012
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2012
Colors Black and Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 59.5 x 15.8 mm
(4.65 x 2.34 x 0.62 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features 3.5 inches (480 x 800 pixels) External Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M colors -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.56% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1820 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by - Up to 225 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h