Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Samsung
          Announced
          June 2009 March 2013
          Status
          Available - June 2009 Available - April 2013
          Colors
          Black, White White Frost, Black Mist
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
          (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE (Dependent on Country)
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 544MP3 [Similar]
          RAM
          256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          50.75% 72.15%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
          Video
          Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No No
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 64 GB
          USB OTG
          - Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2600 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 300 h Up to 350 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)
          Up to 17 h

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