Samsung Galaxy 3 vs. Apple iPhone 4 Updated (October, 2011): Compare the Samsung Galaxy 3 vs Apple iPhone 4S 5.5 Tie Apple iPhone 4 "Outdoor shots taken at the peak time of the afternoon when light abundantly shines down upon us are good with plenty of detail and neutral looking colors – but they still looked a tad bit over-exposed." phonearena.com | talking about the iPhone 4's camcorder "All in all, the web browsing experience remains consistent as Apple continues its stance in attempting to provide users the most intuitive and optimal performance." phonearena.com | talking about the iPhone 4's web-browser Reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 4 Many apps available iPhone App Store Very sharp screen 329 PPI Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Lots of internal storage 32 GB Video output Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices Really small 58x114x9 mm Average resolution screen 960x640 HD movies 720p @ 30fps Average resolution 5 MP Small screen 3.5" Slow processor 0.8 GHz Thin 9 mm 5.3 Tie Samsung Galaxy 3 "In comparison with other phones bearing HVGA (320 x 480-pixel) panels, text and images don't appear as sharp. But given its target segment, we found the phone perfectly acceptable." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's screen "Though made primarily of plastic, we found the Galaxy 3 to be solidly built." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's form-factor Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy 3 Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED Light-weight 109 g Long standby time 26 days Better bluetooth support 3.0 Long talk time 15 hours Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh

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Overview

Music 7.0 vs 4.0 Winner: Samsung Galaxy 3 [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Sensors 7.8 vs 10.0 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] Storage 1.5 vs 2.8 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] Around 193x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 32 GB vs 170 MB Screen 4.7 vs 5.6 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] Around 2.5x crisper display of text, images and video, 329 PPI vs 145 PPI Around 6.5x higher resolution screen, 960x640 vs 400x240 More than 20% larger screen, 3.5" vs 3.2" Battery 6.1 vs 5.4 Winner: Samsung Galaxy 3 [details] More than 2x more standby time, less frequent charging, 26 days vs 12.5 days Around 10% more talk time per battery charge, 15 hours vs 14 hours Around 10% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,420 mAh Photo & Video 7.2 vs 7.5 Winner: Apple iPhone 4 [details] The iPhone 4 has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices, Proprietary vs None Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate, 720p @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 @ 15fps Size 7.5 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Both the iPhone 4 and Galaxy 3 are quite small Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Processing power - vs 4.1 Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness Web browsing - vs 5.4 Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Network - vs 6.0 Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Overall 5.3 vs 5.5

Music

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	No	With the Galaxy 3 you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	Yes

Storage

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	None	The Galaxy 3 has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	170 MB	vs	32 GB	The iPhone 4 has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Galaxy 3 is below average

Screen

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.5"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	400x240	vs	960x640	The iPhone 4's screen has average resolution, but the Galaxy 3's screen is very low resolution
	Screen PPI	145 PPI	vs	329 PPI	The iPhone 4 has a sharp screen, but the Galaxy 3 is poor
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	LCD	Average color reproduction and brightness
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Battery

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Talk time	15 hours	vs	14 hours	Long talk time
	Standby time	26 days	vs	12.5 days	The Galaxy 3 has good standby time, but the iPhone 4 is average
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,420 mAh	The Galaxy 3 has average battery capacity, but the iPhone 4's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Photo & Video

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Camera	3 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	320 x 240 @ 15fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	The iPhone 4 takes better movies than the Galaxy 3
	Video out	None	vs	Proprietary	The iPhone 4 has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Size

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Weight	109 g	vs	137 g	The Galaxy 3 is quite light, but the iPhone 4 is heavier
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	9 mm	Average thickness
	Size	55x113x12 mm	vs	58x114x9 mm	Both the iPhone 4 and Galaxy 3 are quite small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Keyboard & keypad

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Processing power

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Frequency	667 MHz	vs	0.8 GHz	Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	Unknown	vs	512 MB

Web browsing

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	218 ms
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	Samsung Galaxy 3			Apple iPhone 4
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	3.9 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.19 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	170 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	Yes	The iPhone 4 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	3.0	vs	2.1	The Galaxy 3 has average bluetooth support, but the iPhone 4's bluetooth support is somewhat older

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