Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 5

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Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2

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Apple iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 5 Samsung Galaxy S2
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Release date 2012, September 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm | 4.93 x 4.93 x 2.6 in
Weight 112 g | 3.95 oz 116 g | 4.09 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Pink
Battery 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Stand by time - Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 4.3" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 52.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 63.5%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 217 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.2'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 2 MP
Functions face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset - Apple A6 (32 nm) - Exynos 4210 Dual (45 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Mali-400MP4
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 415
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 639
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 346

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428 
LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 
LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Optional
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Supported LTE Networks

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