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Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S2

    2.31 in
    4.54 in
    Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
    Apple iPhone 4
      2.6 in
      4.93 in
      Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S2
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.3 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		55 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      17
      3.9 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		11 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      41
      4.3 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		43 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      40
      4.1 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

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      Hardware

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Operating systemApple iOS 7Android 4.1
      CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz
      CPU coresSingle-coreDual-core
      GPU modelPowerVR SGX535ARM Mali-400
      RAM memory512 MB1 GB

      Display

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Screen size3.5 in4.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
      Pixel density326.0 ppi217.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture2.8 f2.6 f
      Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Digital zoomyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 8 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Memory card readernoyes
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

      Design

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Red
      • Silver
      • White
      		Black
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Steel
      		Plastic

      Dimensions

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Height4.54 in4.93 in
      Width2.31 in2.6 in
      Depth0.37 in0.33 in
      Weight4.83 oz4.09 oz

      Sensors

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

      Cellular

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Navigation systemA-GPSGPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      4G LTEnoyes
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
      Battery capacity1420.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
      Standby time300.0 h710.0 h
      Talk time7.0 h18.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with Apple iPhone 4

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              Samsung Galaxy S
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              Samsung Galaxy S2
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              SamsungGalaxy S3
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              Samsung Galaxy S4
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              Google Pixel 4
              AppleiPhone 4
              GooglePixel 4
              Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
              BlackBerry Z10
              AppleiPhone 4
              BlackBerryZ10
              Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
              Nokia N8
              AppleiPhone 4
              NokiaN8
              Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 4S
              AppleiPhone 4
              AppleiPhone 4S

              Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S2

              Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 4S
              SamsungGalaxy S2
              AppleiPhone 4S
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              Elephone S2 Plus
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              ElephoneS2 Plus
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              Apple iPhone 3G
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