Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Apple iPhone 4s 32GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Apple iPhone 4s 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Apple iPhone 4s 32GB runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Apple iPhone 4s 32GB offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S2 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Apple iPhone 4s 32GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 and Apple iPhone 4s 32GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 4s 32GB offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher battery capacity with 1650 mAh, while Apple iPhone 4s 32GB offers 1430 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 and Apple iPhone 4s 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S2 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 4s 32GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy S2
₹13,503
(Discontinued)
Apple iPhone 4s 32GB
₹41,405
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Summary

Release Date

28 Apr, 2011
14 Oct, 2011
N/A

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Apple A5
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
480x800 px
640x960 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1650 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.6/5
(951 ratings)
4.1/5
(12,290 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
iOS v5
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Poor
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Apple A5 APL0498
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
PowerVR SGX 543MP2
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
640x960 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

217 ppi
330 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %
54.03 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

125.3 mm
115.2 mm
162.7 mm

Width

66.1 mm
58.6 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm
9.30 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

116 grams
140 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.435 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Poor
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1650 mAh
1430 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)
Up to 8 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB / 8 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) WEP
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope