Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE vs Apple iPhone 4s 16GB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE vs Apple iPhone 4s 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 4s 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE and Apple iPhone 4s 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1850 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 1430 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE and Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 4s 16GB

₹38,500

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

60%

Release Date

27 Dec, 2011

24 Nov, 2011

User Ratings

N/A	4.1/5 (12,309 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3

iOS v5

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm

Apple A5 APL0498

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

PowerVR SGX 543MP2

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM Type

N/A

DDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

640x960 px

Pixel Density

312 ppi

330 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.15 %

54.03 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

Design

Height

129.8 mm

115.2 mm

Width

68.8 mm

58.6 mm

Thickness

9.50 mm

9.30 mm

Weight

130.5 grams

140 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.435 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A	640x480 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1850 mAh

1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.83(3G) / Up to 12.66(2G)

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

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

16 GB / 8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash 10.1 support

N/A