Comparison chart
 | Apple iPhone 3G | Samsung Galaxy S |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Weight | 4.7 oz (133 g) | 118 g (4.2 oz) to 155 g (5.46 oz) |
| CPU | Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM11 @ 620 MHz | Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 (ARM Cortex A8), 1 GHz |
| Dimensions | 4.52" x 2.44" x 0.49" (115 x 62 x 12.4 mm) | 122.4 mm (4.82 in) (h), 64.2 mm (2.53 in) (w), 9.9 mm (0.39 in) to 14 mm (0.55 in) (d) |
| Screen Resolution | 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 |
| Operating System | (proprietary) iPhone / based on OS X core | Google Android OS version 2.1/2.2 |
| Wi-Fi support | Version(s): 802.11 b/g | WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Memory | 128 MB EDRAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Screen size | 3.5" diagonal | 4" |
| E-mail client | Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, Exchange built-in attachment viewer (Microsoft Office, PDF) | Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Attachment viewer |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Wireless Carrier | AT&T | T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5, PBA version 2.0 + EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| Music Player | Supported Formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV iPod | Supported Formats: MP4 DivX WMV H.264 H.263 MP3 WAV eAAC+ AC3 FLAC |
| Headphone Jack (3.5mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Display | 3.5 Inch 320x480 at 163 PPI | 4.0 in 480x800 (width x height in portrait orientation) @ 233 ppi WVGA, Super AMOLED, (0.37 Megapixels) with mDNIe |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Samsung Electronics |
| Predecessor | Apple Iphone 2G | Samsung Galaxy i-7500 |
| Streaming Video | Protocol: H.264 / MPEG-4 (MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GPP) via Safari web browser / plus dedicated YouTube client | Protocol: DivX / XviD / MPEG4 / H.263 / H.264 / RV / MKV and Youtube Client |
| Storage capacity | 16 GB (Not expandable) | 8/16 GB (Flash Memory), + microSD (up to 32 GB supported) |
| Video Capture | No | Yes |
| GPS | A-GPS supports LBS, photo geo-tagging | A-GPS Supports Geo-tagging, LBS, Photo |
| Flashlight | No | No |
| Picture ID | Yes | Yes |
| Games | Yes | Yes and PlayStore. |
| Ruggedized | No | No |
| Picture messaging | Yes | Yes |
| Voice recorder | No | Yes |
| Release date | July 11, 2008 | June/July, 2010 |
| Estimated Battery Life (Standby) | Up to 7 hours. talk time for 3G mode 13 hours in 2g Mode | Talk Time: Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min(3G) Standby Time: Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G) |
| Languages supported | English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Polish | English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Polish |
| Stereo Speakers | No | No |
| Headset Jack (2.5 mm) | No | No |
| Auto-complete suggestions for text | Yes | Yes |
| PictBridge | No | No |
| Browser | Safari supports landscape mode, multi-touch zoom and pan, and multiple windows. | Samsung Browser, Also supports mobile browsers as Firefox |
| To-Do List | No | Yes |
| Ringer ID | Yes | Yes |
| Supports enlarging text | No | No |
| Calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Push-To-Talk | No | Yes |
| Type | Slate smartphone | Slate smartphone |
| Hard Drive | No | No |
| SyncML | No | No |
| Text messaging (SMS) | 2-Way: Yes threaded | Yes |
| Ringer Profiles | No | Yes |
| Screen Colors | 16.7 million (24-bit) | Super Amoled 16M colors |
| Keyboard | No | No |
| Networks | GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 WCDMA 1900 # WCDMA 2100 # WCDMA 900 |
| MMS | No | Yes |
| Alarm | Yes | Yes |
| Vibrate mode | Yes | Yes |
| Side buttons | volume keys, ringer switch on left / sleep key on top | Volume, Sleep/On,Off key on side, |
| Infrared | No | No |
| Built-in memory | 16 GB (internal memory available to user for storage) also available in 8 GB model | 16GB Internal. Expendable to 32GB. |
| Speakerphone | Yes | Yes |
| Physical design | Bar Internal Antenna | Bar Internal Antenna |
| BREW | No | No |
| Calculator | Yes | Yes |
| Digital TTY/TDD | Yes | Yes |
| USB | Version: 2.0 supports charging | Version: 2.0 supports charging |
| Introduction | The Iphone 3G is a Smartphone designed and released by Apple and manufactured by Foxconn. It features internal Memory of 16GB a 16.5M LCD Display with touchscreen. The processor is a Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM11 620 MHz (Underclocked to 412 Mhz) | The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz "Hummingbird" processor along with 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED (PenTile) capacitive touchscreen |
| Voice dialing | No | Yes |
| External Display | No | Yes |
| Data network | Technology: HSDPA 3.6 | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Screen Type | LCD (Color TFT/TFD) | Super Amoled |
| Graphics | PowerVR MBX Lite 3D GPU | PowerVR SGX 540 |
| Input | Multi-Touch Touschreen. | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 3-axis accelerometer, additional 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, proximity & light sensors, Swype |
| Camera | Resolution: 2+ megapixel supports geo-tagging | 5 Megapixel with Auto Focus, 720p HD Video, Self shot, Action shot, Panorama shot, Stop motion, Smile shot, Add me, Front-facing VGA camera (on select models) |
| Touch Screen | Primary input method: Finger multi-touch | Primary input method: Finger multi-touch & Swype Functionality |
| Live TV | No | No |
| Polyphonic Ringtones | No | No |
| Java support | No | No |
| Successor | Apple Iphone 4 | Samsung Infuse 4G |
History of Iphone 3G and Samsung Galaxy S
Iphone 3G
The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. The 3G was very similar to its predecessor, containing the same 2 MP camera and no support for video recording, and its performance was limited by the same 128 MB eDRAM memory unit. Nevertheless, the 3G featured several improvements over the original. It supported Assisted GPS, Quad-band UMTS/HSDPA and 3G data.
The iPhone 3G runs Apple’s iOS operating system, the same operating system used on previous iPhones, the iPad, and the iPod Touch. It is primarily controlled by a user’s fingertips on the multi-touch display, which is sensitive to fingertip contact. Without modification, the iPhone restricts users from running any software that is not explicitly approved by Apple and distributed via its App Store. Doing so could potentially cause issues with software functionality which may not be covered under warranty.
The iPhone 3G no longer receives software updates from Apple. It is no longer supported.
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz "Hummingbird" processor along with 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED (PenTile) capacitive touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera and on select models, a VGA front-facing camera. The base version of the phone, the GT-I9000, was quickly followed by variant models for the US carriers, including the Epic 4G, Vibrant, Captivate, and Fascinate.
The Samsung Galaxy S has a PowerVR graphics processor yielding 90 million triangles per second, making it the fastest graphics processing unit in any Android phone to date. It was the first Android phone to be certified for DivX HD,[4] and at 9.9 mm it was the thinnest Android phone at the time of release.
As of January 2011, Samsung had sold 10 million Galaxy S phones globally. The Galaxy S was named the European Smartphone of the Year at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2010-2011.
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