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Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 4S
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Apple iPhone 5 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 5
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
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18
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Apple iOS 10Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498Apple A6 APL0598Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400
RAM memory512 MB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/3.2"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in4.87 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.31 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.3 in0.34 in
Weight4.94 oz3.95 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnonoyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
LightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificMHL
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1440.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h225.0 h830.0 h
Talk time8.0 h8.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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