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Apple Iphone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II head to head
APPLE AND SAMSUNG are bitter rivals in the consumer technology market, so here we pit their flagship smartphones against each other.
The two handsets are similar in the looks department with both available in black or white options. One of the main differences is that the Galaxy S II has a larger screen than the Iphone 4S at 4.3in compared to 3.5in. The other big different for us is the size and weight. The Samsung is an extremely slender 8.49mm thick and 116g. Apple's rival is thicker and heavier at 9.3mm and 140g, which is not an upgrade from the Iphone 4.
The Iphone 4S does have a more premium finish with glass front and back whilst the Galaxy S II has an extremely thin and flimsy plastic rear case, but this is partly what makes it so light. With both handsets looking so similar, the size and weight make Samsung come out on top in the area.
The Iphone 4S has received a processor upgrade, which is an A5 dual-core chip. Based on some benchmarks, this is clocked at 800MHz. That figure might seem surprisingly low when you consider that the Galaxy S II has a 1.2GHz dual-core chip. However, the same benchmarks show that the Iphone 4S blows other smartphones, including the Galaxy S II, out of the water in pretty much every test.
The difference between IOS 5 and Android makes all the difference here and means the Iphone 4S wins in the performance stakes. Although the benchmarks show the Iphone 4S is better, the Galaxy S II is still incredibly responsive, so it's not exactly a write-off. A side note here is that Iphone 4 users will gain a decent performance boost just by upgrading to IOS 5.
The other significant Iphone 4S upgrade is its rear facing camera, which has been bumped up to 8MP from 5MP. This brings it up to speed with the Galaxy S II 8MP camera. The details continue to be the same across the board with an LED flash, auto focus and digital zoom. The two are neck and neck on video too with HD 1080p at 30fps. Something the Iphone 4S does have is video stabilisation but this minor detail means the video competition is a draw.
As we mentioned earlier, the Galaxy S II has a larger 4.3in screen compared to the 3.5in screen on the Iphone 4S, which is unchanged from the Iphone 4. If you need the extra screen real estate then the Samsung might be the right choice but there's no getting around the resolution difference.
The Galaxy S II might have a bright AMOLED display but it has 480x800 resolution, which means it has a pixel density of 216ppi. The Iphone 4S packs 640x960 resolution onto its smaller screen, creating a pixel density of 326ppi. This puts the Iphone 4S in front for us.
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i think samsung galaxy s2 is too better then iphone 4S.so get rid of fucking iphone shits! samsung gs2 have big screen and more responsive.
I like to buy,and stay,with my phone. In the long rung which phone would be more upgradedable. Sincerely Yours. Sam Withoff
The SGS2 doesn't have an AMOLED display, it has a Super AMOLED display which is actually a big difference.
What a lot of gibberish about specs. We buy these things to use them and there a total lack of commentary in this area. Ease of loading and syncing? Reception? Updates process? Sound quality? Stability? How it feels in hand? Resale value? Sorry but you are a bit out of touch with why these devices exist in the first place.
This writer is so one sided, comparing an older phone with one that is days old, the newer androids have better pixel density, better speeds, and a smarter OS, apple handicaps its users at every corner, and makes you buy new hardware to get new software, refusing to release it on other physical devices.
Android is what you make it, IOS is what your given.
iOS is years ahead in competition. Its apps have more quality and capability. Crashy, sluggish and buggy Android can never match with iOS.
I definitely don't agree with your "handing over a small victory" to the iphone on the grounds of more memory. First of all, the Samsung Galaxy S II with 16GB costs about the same as the iPhone4S with 16GB. With a $25 16GB microSD card, the SGS2 compares with the $100 more iphone4S with 32GB. add a $50 32GB card and compare the SGS2 with a 64Gb iPhone that costs $200 ( or a new phone) more. More over, you can buy more than one 32GB microSD cards and keep them in your wallet or even next to the battery, behind the cover, for easy swapping if you want to keep, say, a lot of movies on it. To me, swappable memory is a HUGE victory for Samsung. Not to mention the ease of file transfer through memory card readers, or the fact that you can take that to your next phone.
One definite comparison missing in your article is battery life, I would've liked to see how they match on that.
GPU wise the iphone 4S has tha big advantage. However cpu wise i have to disagree. The S2 is hampered by its lanucher the touchwiz 4.
The great thing about the GS2 is that you can put in other roms, custom firmware like MIUI etc which you cant do on apple.
In many android forums you will see the GS2's performance increasing up to 38 percent on miui, cyanogen etc on the cpu benchmarks because of less resource intensive launchers.
And Yes it is about time that the Iphone go dualcore but did it really have to take this long? 14months?
During that time so many dualcore androids were released.
In the next 4 months expect the Android manufacturers to come up with the same powervr sgx 543mp2 gpu on their own chips/ phones to even out the graphics performance.
There is also the power vr sgx 6 series to look out for.
From my galaxy s2 bought in may, i can only say that is true the performaces of the new iphone 4s are better but inside 3,5'' are a ridiculus advantage. My phone also has better display and vivid colors i can see well under the sunlight