Samsung Galaxy S and comparison with HTC Evo 4G and iPhone 4

Filed in archive Android on June 10, 2010

First there was HTC Evo 4G, then came the iPhone 4 and now Samsung has launched its new Android smartphone known as the Samsung Galaxy S. Equipped with some high-end features, it is all set to compete directly with the HTC Evo 4G and iPhone4.

Samsung has already launched the device in the European market and it will soon be coming to the US market. So which device will conquer the smartphone market this summer? Well we will have to wait and find out. For folks who are looking to get a new smartphone this summer, we have compiled a comparison between the three devices to help you choose one.

	Samsung Galaxy S	iPhone 4	HTC Evo 4G
Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 900/1800
	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	EV-DO rev.A
	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
Dimensions	122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm	117.6 x 58.4 x 11.9 mm
Weight	118 g	137 g	130 g
OS	Android v2.1 (Eclair)	iOS 4	Android v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor	ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor	Apple A4 processor	1 GHz Snapdragon processor
Display	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches	WVGA OLED touch screen, 65K colors 4.3inches, 480 x 800 pixels
UI	TouchWiz 3.0 UI Multi-touch input method Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Swype text input Proximity sensor for auto turn-off Touch-sensitive controls	Multi-touch input method Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate Three-axis gyro sensor Proximity sensor for auto turn-off	HTC Sense UI Proximity Sensor Light Sensor
	- 3.5 mm audio jack	- 3.5 mm headset jack
Memory	8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM	16/32 GB storage	8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB	No	microSD, up to 32GB
Connectivity	GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0, microUSB 2.0	GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 2.1, microUSB 2.0	GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, Bluetooth v 2.1, microUSB 2.0
Primary Camera	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Touch focus, geo-tagging	8MP, 1280x720 (720p HD) , Autofocus, dual led flash
Video Recording	Yes, 720p@30fps	Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Secondary	Yes, VGA	Yes, videocalling over WiFi only	Yes, 1.3 MP
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS	No	Yes
Colors	Black and Grey	Black, White	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support
Stand-by	Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G)	Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)	Standby Time Up to 146 hrs
Talk time	Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)	Up to 312 mins