iPhone 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy S - Apple vs. Samsung Flagship Phone Battle

TechPinas' Definitive Comparison Table between Samsung Galaxy S and iPhone 4.

Detail/Feature	iPhone 4	Samsung Galaxy S
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Dimensions/ Weight	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm 137 g	122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm 119 g
Screen/ Features	3.5 inches, 640 x 960 pixels capacitive touchscreen "Retina Display" - Scratch-resistant surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off	4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels capacitive touchscreen "SuperAMOLED" - TouchWiz 3.0 User Interface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Swype text input
Operating System	iOS4	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU	1 GHz Apple A4 processor	ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
Internal storage	16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM	8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 2GB ROM
Wifi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA
3G	Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
MicroSD	No	Yes, supports up to 32GB
Camera	5 MegaPixels, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash - Touch focus, geo-tagging Video capture: 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Secondary camera for videocalling over Wi-Fi only	5 MegaPixels, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, No LED flash - Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection Video capture: 720p@30fps Secondary camera VGA only, for video calls
GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroUSB	Yes to all	Yes to all
Stereo FM Radio	No	Yes
Games and Apps	Yes, via App Store	Yes, via Android Market
Java	No	Yes
Flash support	No	Yes, via upcoming Froyo update
Image and Video Editor	Yes	Yes
Speakerphone	Yes, 3.5 mm headset jack	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack
Messaging System	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
microSIM card requirement	Yes	No, uses standard SIM
Battery life	Stand-by time of up to 300 hours on 2G, (?) for 3G Talk time of up to up to 14 hours on 2G and up to 7 hours on 3G	Stand-by time of up to 750 hours on 2G and up to 576 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 13 hours and 30 minutes on 2G and up to 6 hours and 30 minutes on 3G
Availability and Price in Philippines	Not yet available in the Philippines	Now out in the Philippines via Globe Telecom, Free with Plan 2499 (from June 30 to July 31, 2010 only). Php 32,995 via Globe Prepaid Kit

Which one's better? Tough call, really. Off hand though, based on specs alone (and the fact that Android's hot these days and that Apple's practically being grilled over iPhone 4 Antenna Issue), I'm favoring Samsung Galaxy S. Actually, had Galaxy S' camera come with LED flash, that phone would have been near-perfect -- in my eyes, at least.

I found this really good comparative video between iPhone 4 and Samsung Galaxy S ~ courtesy of SmartphoneEnvy. You might want to check it out if you're currently having a headache trying to decide which phone to get:

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