Phone Comparison - Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Apple iPhone 4S

Samsung S8600 Wave 3
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Apple iPhone 4S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced August 2011 October 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS bada OS, v2.0 iOS 5
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.46% 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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stablilization, Touch Focus Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 4 GB 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by Up to 535 h (2G)
Up to 517 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)