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

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S II 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 LTE the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S II LTE offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 4s 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II LTE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II LTE features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Apple iPhone 4s 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II LTE the better display of the two.

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

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

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 4s 16GB

₹38,500

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

60%

Release Date

31 Dec, 2011

24 Nov, 2011

User Ratings

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

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General

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

iOS v5

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Apple A5 APL0498

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	PowerVR SGX 543MP2

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM Type

N/A

DDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

640x960 px

Pixel Density

207 ppi

330 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.48 %

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

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

N/A	Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	0.3 MP Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A	640x480 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1850 mAh

1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	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

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

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

N/A