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Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone SE
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4
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4.1 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Apple iOS 11Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.84 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498Apple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory512 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.0 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
10x
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light source
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in4.87 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.31 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.37 in0.3 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz3.99 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
LightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificMHLMHL
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h240.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time8.0 h14.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes

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