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Apple iPhone 4s 16GB vs Google Nexus 4 8GB

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Summary
47%
Performance

Apple A5

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Pro

2 GB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

640x960 px

4.7" (11.94 cm)

768x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

8 h talktime (3G)

2100 mAh

15 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

8 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 12,339 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 2,778 ratings

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Apple iPhone 4s 16GB is permanently discontinued.
Google Nexus 4 8GB is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

iOS v5

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Apple A5 APL0498

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 543MP2

Adreno 320

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Display
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.5 " (8.89 cm)

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

Resolution

640x960 px

768x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

330 ppi

318 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.03 %

68.29 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 115.2 mm
Width: 58.6 mm
Thickness: 9.30 mm

Height: 133.9 mm
Width: 68.7 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm

Weight

140 grams

139 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(35 mm focal length)

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1430 mAh

2100 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 11.9 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 390 Hours(3G) / Up to 564 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Storage
Excellent
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 0.98 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB charging

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope