Speaking generally, both of these devices are fairly powerful smart phones. Although the Galaxy S2 is newer on the market and the iPhone 4 is roughly one year old, the two phones are still very comparable. This review will break down the difference in the screen, software, processors and other hardware, as well as the usability of both devices.
Samsung Galaxy S2 VS Apple iPhone 4
Design:
The Galaxy S2 has the following dimensions: 125 x 66 x 8mm and weighs in at just over 115 grams. This is comparable to the iPhone which offers a 115 x 58 x 9mm and weighs in at a slightly heavier 137 grams.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Vs Apple iPhone 4 Size Comparison
The Samsung Galaxy is noticeably wider, though thinner than the iPhone 4. Despite the seemingly tiny 1mm difference it is noticeable. In terms of screen real estate, the Samsung Galaxy S2 has a much larger viewing area.
Screen:
As mentioned before, the screen on the Galaxy S2 is larger (at 4.27 inches, when compared with the iPhone screen which comes in at 3.5 inches) making Samsung the clear winner. At that, the Galaxy S2′s 800 x 480 has a noticeably smaller resolution than that of the iPhone 4, thanks to Apples’ retina display technology.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Vs Apple iPhone 4 Display Comparison
The screens also use very different technologies. The S2 sports an AMOLED display, while the iPhone has an LCD with IPS technology. If you “don’t care” about resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S2′s larger screen may better suit your needs, and some people have mentioned that the AMOLED display has a different look than that of the iPhone. If you prefer the crisp qualities that are found in the current generation iPhone’s display, there’s no substitute.
Hardware:
The device’s CPUs are radically different. The Samsung Galaxy S2 has a 1.2 Ghz dual core chip and 1 gigabyte of RAM while the iPhone 4 has Apples’ A4 chipset and comes with 512 megabytes of memory. For all intents and purposes, the S2 has twice the computing resources of the iPhone 4. Performance is noticeably faster. And, given its processing power and memory, this is no big surprise. Applications launch much faster on the S2 than the iPhone.
Camera:
Both devices have cameras capable of video and photos, though the S2 has many more settings “available” when it comes to picture-taking. Even with advanced camera apps available for iPhone 4, the S2 will undoubtedly out-perform the camera in the ability to fine tune your settings. The S2 has an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera capable of HD video, with a 2 megapixel camera built in the front of the device.
Samsung Galaxy S2 8 MP Camera
The iPhone 4 can also record HD video in 720p format using the 5 megapixel rear-facing camera. But the front-facing on the iPhone 4 is 640×480–much smaller than that of the S2.
iPhone 4 5 MP Camera
Application:
The S2 has far more pre-installed applications =than the iPhone 4. But, as many are aware, the app store available for the iPhone 4 is much larger than that of Android.
Connectivity:
Both phones have 3G and Wi-Fi tethering abilities. But, the Samsung Galaxy S2 has a more recent version of Bluetooth available.
Operating System:
The operating system on the Samsung Galaxy S2 is the latest version of Google’s Android OS–Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The differences between these two operating systems have been well documented in the past, so there’s no need to delve too deep. The app store for iOS is far more mature than Android’s.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread VS Apple iOS
iOS is a much more user-friendly operating system than Android–though Android is capable of doing much more, especially for those willing to poke around in the settings and really “dig in deep”.
Storage Capacity:
Both of the devices are available in 16 and 32 gigabyte storage capacities. But only the Samsung Galaxy S2 can expand its memory via a microSD slot, which can bring the total space up to 64 gigs maximum (a 32 gigabyte memory card with the 32 gigabyte version of the phone).
Battery Life:
Battery life on smart phones are notorious for being iffy. The earliest versions of the iPhone were notorious for having bad poor battery life…although this has improved recently, the Samsung Galaxy S2 proved to more powerful battery than the iPhone 4 by almost 200 milliamps.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Battery
iPhone 4 Battery
Final Words
If you like the Android operating system, you’ll love this phone. The specs are such that you’ll be getting (essentially) double the computing performance compared to the iPhone 4. If you’re the kind of user who likes a lot of control, the Galaxy S2 will be the best (and quite honest, only) choice.
Samsung Galaxy S2
If you like Apple and iOS, there’s (obviously) no replacement for the iPhone 4. The S2 is slightly cheaper than the iPhone 4, although most Android phones are. But again, if you prefer the look and feel of an Apple device or Apple’s software, there’s no substitute.
iPhone 4
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I want this phone and want to know when its being released in the US
great comparision between the 2 phones is given, thanx for sharing this great piece of information.
android just does not interest me at all, the Galaxy S2 does not do anything for me
i dont care about ios, iphone 4 is just a piece of s**t.
you know what you are talking about! And as for the look and feel, they are about the exact same! The user interface work very similar actually the s2 has the benefit of having the notification bar that makes multitasking easier, some people are so stupid that they say the the look and feel better on the iphone because they see Fruit on the back of the phone, but slap an Apple sticker on the back of the S2 and all of a sudden those sane people like the look and feel of that device
I think that you left out the fact that the SII is brand new and the iPhone is almost a year old so the real competition is the iPhone 5. Also the iPhone’s keyboard can memorize your mistakes for future reference and looks at spelling mistakes where you press the wrong button e.g. if you spell “hwllo” it will recognize that the “w” key is next to the “e” key.
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Well both of these are best smartphones in the world now, but i think Samsung Galaxy S2 easily beats iPhone 4 in terms of hardware specs.
After reading all the above posts….
I own iphone 4 and SGS2. I love them both in a differend way.
I can tell you 1 think for shure…
The only way iphone can bit SGS2 is in our dreams.
Have a nice day.
Its the display, weight and sleekness which makes a difference in SGS2 from iphone4. Anyways its a great piece of information shared.
Thank you.
Simply its no fun comparing S2 & Iphone 4, one cant compare horses with donkeys, samsung is far more superior in every aspect, not even apple people can deny this fact, be it hardware, the sleekness, the functionality or even the OS used, i have used both the phones and believe me, apple is far behind here, i dont say iphone is bad, but comparing them is a no brainer, period.
what you said is so true, I work selling sell phones and I test and feel tons of different phones all the time, I sell the iphone too, I dont necessarily hate the product itself, bt I hate selling it because of how overhyped it is, because like you said its not a bad phone but like you said phones like the S2 are far better
The photo where someone is holding the two devices out to the camera, that’s not the S II, it’s the original S. The screen’s too small, it has a chrome bezel and the corners are rounder.
i have the samsung galaxy s2 and have had the iphone 4 but i think it is crazy the difference in the price yet this samsung galaxy s2 is still cheaper than a iphone 4 and yet is twice as better hmmm… what would you choose???????
I am off to buy a phone and iv played around with the iphone 4s as well as the galaxy s2 and iv made my decission..althought a little bigger i am getting the samsung..after ALOT of research and your information just helped confirm everything.