Difference Between iPhone 4S and Samsung Epic 4G Touch

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Apple finally released iPhone 4S on 4 October 2011, and it will be available from 14 October 2011. The external appearance of 4S seems identical to iPhone 4. The much anticipated iPhone 5 has been delayed for 2012 release. iPhone 4S is the first dual core smartphone from Apple. iPhone 4S will be compatible with wide range of networks. It will be available in US for all major carriers except for T-Mobile. iPhone 4S carry a price tag similar to that of iPhone 4 at release; 16 GB model is priced at $199, and 32GB and 64GB are price $299 and $399 respectively, on contract. Apple has brought down the iPhone 4 prices now. Samsung Epic 4G Touch is the Sprint Version of the popular Samsung Gallaxy S II, with a bigger display. The display is 4.5 inches, and priced $200 on new contract or $225 on contract extension. It will available from 12 October 2011. Following is a comparison on these two high end devices.

iPhone 4S

The much speculated iphone 4S was released on October 4th 2011. The iPhone which has bench-marked standards in the smart phone hemisphere has raised the expectations more. Will iPhone 4 deliver to the expectations? Having one look at the device one can understand that the appearance of iPhone 4S remains similar to iPhone 4; the much raved predecessor. The device is available in both black and white. The glass and stainless steel built that most find appealing remains intact.

The newly released iPhone 4S remains 4.5” of height and 2.31” of width the dimensions of iPhone 4S remains similar to its predecessor iPhone 4. The thickness of the device is 0.37” as well regardless of the improvement done to the camera. There for, iPhone 4S remains the same portable slim device everyone love. iPhone 4S weighs 140g. The slight increase of device is maybe due to the many new improvements that we will discuss later. iPhone 4S includes a 3.5” touch screen with 960 x 640 resolution. The screen also includes the usual fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating. The display marketed by Apple as ‘retina display’ has a contrast ratio of 800:1. The device comes with sensors such as an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, three-axis gyro sensor, a proximity sensor for auto turn-off and an ambient light sensor.

The processing power is one of the many improved features on iPhone 4S than its predecessor. The iPhone 4S is powered by a Dual core A5 processor. According to Apple, the processing power is increased by 2 X and enables graphics that are 7 times faster and the energy efficient processor will improve battery life as well. While the RAM on the device is still not officially listed the device is available in 3 versions of storage; 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB. Apple has not allowed a micro SD slot to expand the storage. In terms of connectivity, iPhone 4S has HSPA+14.4Mbps, UMTS/WCDMA, CDMA, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. At the moment, iPhone 4S is the only smart phone which can switch between two antennas to transmit and receive. Location based services are available through Assisted GPS, digital compass, Wi-Fi and GSM.

iPhone 4S is loaded with iOS 5 and usual applications one can find on an iPhone, such as FaceTime. The newest addition to the uniquely designed applications on iPhone is ‘Siri’; a voice assistant which can understand certain keywords we speak and virtually do everything on the device. ‘Siri’ is capable of scheduling meetings, checking weather, setting timer, sending & reading messages and etc. While voice search and voice command assisted applications were available in the market ‘Siri’ is quite a unique approach and sounds more user-friendly. iPhone 4S comes with iCloud as well, enabling users to manage content across multiple devices. iCloud wirelessly pushes files across multiple devices managed together. Applications for iPhone 4 S will be available on Apple App Store; however it will take some time for the number of applications supporting iOS 5 to increase.

The rear facing camera is another area improved on iPhone 4S. iPhone 4S is equipped with an improved camera with 8 mega pixels. The mega pixel value itself has taken a huge leave from its predecessor. The camera is coupled with LED flash as well. The camera comes with useful features such as autofocus, tap to focus, face detection on still images and geo tagging. The camera is capable of HD video capture at 1080P at about 30 frames per second. In cameras it is important to have a larger aperture since it allows the lens to collect more light. The aperture in the lens of camera in iPhone 4S has been increased allowing more light to come in however, harmful IR rays is filtered away. The enhanced camera is capable of capturing quality images in low light as well as bright light. The front facing camera is a VGA camera and it’s tightly coupled with FaceTime; the video conferencing application on iPhone.

iPhones are generally good on their battery life. Naturally, users will have higher expectations for this latest addition to the family. According to Apple, iPhone 4S will have up to 8 hours of continuous talk time with 3G on while on GSM only it will score a massive 14 hours. The device is rechargeable via USB as well. The standby time on iPhone 4S is up to 200 hours. In conclusion, the battery life is satisfactory on iPhone 4S.

The preorder of iPhone 4S starts from 7 October 2011, and will be available in US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, and Japan from 14 October 2011. Worldwide availability starts from 28 October 2011. iPhone 4S is available for purchase in different variants. One will be able to get their hands on an iPhone 4S device starting from $199 to $399 on contract. The price without contract (unlocked) is Canadian $649/ Pounds 499/ A$799/ Euro 629.

Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch

The device is officially announced in August 2011 and available in the market by 12 October 2011. This Android phone is a high end smart phone with superior hardware configuration that we will discuss in the rest of the article. The device is another variant of the popular Galaxy family. The device comes to the market with carrier specific enhancements to the original Samsung Galaxy S II.

With a Bar form factor, Samsung Epic 4G Touch is no small phone. This Samsung device stands tall with a height of 5.11” and a width of 2.74”. However, Samsung Epic 4G Touch remains very thin with a thickness of only 0.38”. With a weight of 130 g, Samsung Epic 4G Touch can be called a light weight device. The device is available in Vortex Black. Samsung Epic 4G Touch has an impressive 4.52” Super AMOLED Plus screen with 800 x 480 resolution. Users will appreciate the amazing colours with really good clarity and detail. The display on Samsung Epic 4G Touch is one of the best in the current market. Samsung Epic 4G Touch comes with Accelerometer for UI auto rotate.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch focuses on Epic performance as well. Samsung Epic 4G Touch comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. Since Samsung Epic 4G Touch can be utilized as a device for gaming, watching video and many more, having a good processing speed is vital. And Samsung Epic 4G Touch is not disappointed in that context. The smooth performance of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also facilitated by the 1 GB RAM available. 16 GB worth internal storage is available on this high end device while it can be extended for 32 GB with the help of a micro-SD card. Samsung Epic 4G Touch supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G and 4G network speeds.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a rear facing camera of 8 mega pixels and 4 X optical zoom. The camera allows splendid shots with many different modes for photography. Available modes are Action, Beauty, Cartoon, Panorama, Single and Smile. The rear facing camera on Samsung Epic 4G Touch allows HD video recording at 1080 P. The camera is complete with features such as Geo-tagging, Editing Modes, and online image uploading with Picasa integration. The front facing camera on Samsung Epic 4G Touch is a 2.0 Megapixel camera which is really more than enough for video conferencing.

Multimedia support on Samsung Epic 4G Touch is quite impressive and is aligned with the Galaxy family. The music player onboard supports audio files such as aac, amr, awb, m4a, mid, mp3 and ogg. The device is packed with Polyphonic ring tones as well. The video player onboard allows formats such as h.264, h.263 and mp4. Audio and video streaming should be a pleasant experience with the high data speeds supported by the device (This will be true only if the carrier deliver the promised speeds). The superior quality display on Samsung Epic 4G Touch makes the device ideal for watching movies on the go. “Kies Air” is a useful inclusion in Samsung Epic 4G Touch, which enables synchronising multimedia on the phone with a Laptop/desktop.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch comes with Android 2.3.4 and TouchWiz UI 3.0. Since TouchWiz Ui is included users will not see the default Gingerbread UI on their Samsung Epic 4G Touch phones. Widgets, home screens and shortcuts will be customized using the TouchWiz user interface of Samsung. Applications for Samsung Epic 4G Touch can be downloaded from android market and many other 3rd party Android markets. The Samsung Social Hub and Media Hub are available on Samsung Epic 4G Touch featuring tight social network integration and giving the ability to purchase media.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch with 1800mAh lithium ion battery which facilitates more than 8 hours of continuous talk time. In sleep mode the device will survive for near 10 days. One has to agree that the battery life on Samsung Epic 4G Touch is way above market standards.

What is the difference between iPhone 4S and Samsung Epic 4G Touch?

iPhone 4S is a smart phone released by Apple in October 2011 while Samsung Epic 4G Touch is also a smart phone released by Samsung during September 2011. The newly released iPhone 4S is 4.5” of height and 2.31” in width, and the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is tall with a height of 5.11” and a width of 2.74”. The thickness of iPhone 4S is 0.37” and the same Samsung Epic 4G Touch is 0.38”.According to the dimensions it is clear that Samsung Epic 4G Touch is the bigger phone in comparison to iPhone 4S. However, in terms of thickness iPhone 4S is the slimmer device but Samsung Epic 4G Touch is only very slightly thicker than iPhone 4S, nearly 0.01” more. Though iPhone 4S is the slimmer and smaller device it appear quite heavier than Samsung Epic 4G Touch. While Samsung Epic 4G Touch is only 130 g the iPhone 4S weighs 140g. However, it’s important to note that iPhone 4S has a stainless steel make and weight is not always a bad thing as long as it’s appropriate. iPhone 4S is available in black and White while Samsung Epic 4G Touch is available in what Samsung call Vortex Black. iPhone 4S includes a 3.5” touch screen with 960 x 640 resolution. The screen also includes the usual fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating. Samsung Epic 4G Touch has an impressive 4.52” Super AMOLED Plus screen with 800 x 480 resolution. Between the two displays the pixel density in the iPhone 4S is larger than that of Samsung Epic 4G Touch and as a result the display quality will be higher than that of Samsung Epic 4G Touch. However, the colour depth and details on the Super AMOLED plus screen on Samsung Epic 4G Touch is much better than the display on iPhone 4S. Both devices have Accelerometer for UI auto rotate. The iPhone 4S is powered by a 1 GHz dual core A5 processor and Samsung Epic 4G Touch comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor. Both devices are powered by dual core processors. While the RAM on iPhone 4S to is not yet officially verified the Samsung Epic 4G Touch has 1 GB worth RAM. iPhone 4S is available in 3 versions of storage; 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB while the Samsung Epic 4G Touch is available with 16 GB worth internal storage. The iPhone 4S doesn’t have a SD card slot while the Samsung Epic 4G Touch allows extending storage with a micro-SD card. In terms of connectivity iPhone 4S has HSPA+14.4Mbps (3G), UMTS/WCDMA, CDMA and Bluetooth while Samsung Epic 4G Touch supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G and 4G network speeds. In terms of data connection speeds, Samsung Epic 4G Touch supports higher data speeds than iPhone 4S. iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5 pre installed while Samsung Epic 4G Touch comes with Android 2.3.4. Both operating systems have a good availability of applications in their respective application markets. Applications for iPhone 4S has to be downloaded from Apple App Store while applications for Samsung Epic 4G Touch can be downloaded from Android market place and many other 3rd party application markets. iPhone 4S introduces a unique voice recognizing software called ‘Siri’. Though Samsung Epic 4G Touch also has software, which uses voice commands, the functionalities are not as comprehensive as that of ‘Siri’ on iPhone 4S. iPhone 4S is also included with iCloud which will allow users to manage content among multiple device. Samsung Epic 4G Touch doesn’t have a similar comprehensive facility. iPhone 4S is equipped with an improved camera with 8 mega pixels while the Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a rear facing camera of 8 mega pixels and 4 X optical zoom. Both camera s allow high quality photography. Both cameras are equipped with auto-focus and geo-tagging. Cameras on both iPhone 4S and Samsung Epic 4G Touch is capable of HD video capture at 1080P. iPhone 4S has a front facing VGA camera while Samsung Epic 4G Touch has a front facing camera of 2 mega pixels. The front facing camera on Samsung Epic 4G Touch has better quality than that of iPhone 4S. In any case, both cameras are sufficient for video conferencing. Samsung Epic 4G Touch with 1800mAh removable lithium ion battery, which facilitates more than 8.7 hours of continuous talk time, iPhone 4S will have up to 8 hours of continuous talk time with 3G on, while on GSM only it will score a massive 14 hours. However the iPhone 4S battery is not removable.

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