Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit Apple's iPhone 4 against the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 to see which is better.
For the design and displaye, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is equipped with a PLS TFT display that measures 3.8 inches and it can render a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It weighs 122 grams and comes with the dimensions: 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm.
The iPhone 4 is equipped with an IPS LCD LED-backlit display that can render a higher resolution of 640 x 960 pixels. The smartphone is smaller (dimensions: 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm) but surprisingly heavier than the its competitor, weighing 137 grams.
In terms of Hardware and OS, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is powered by a 800 MHz processor (dual core) that is paired up with the NovaThor U8500 chipset. It comes with 768 MB of RAM with a 4GB of internal storage (if you choose to use a microSD card, you can expand your memory by up to 32GB) and it runs on the Android Gingerbread (upgradable to Android Jelly Bean).
The iPhone 4 on the other hand is powered by a Cortex A8 processor (clocked at 1 GHz) that comes along with the Apple A4 chipset. It has a 512MB of RAM but it comes with multiple options for internal memory: 8GB, 16GB and 32GB (there is microSD card slot on this smartphone, meaning that the memory is not expandable). The smartphone runs on the iOS 4 (upgradable to iOS 7).
For battery usage and camera specs, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 has a slightly better lasting battery: the Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery unit that can last up to 7 hours and 30 minutes of talking time (3G). As for the iPhone 4, it comes with a Li-Po battery that has a capacity of 1420 mAh and can last around 7 hours of talking time (3G).
The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 has a rear-facing camera of 5MP (LED flash + autofocus) and a VGA front-facing camera, while the iPhone 4 also comes with a 5MP main camera (LED flash + autofocus) and the secondary camera is a VGA camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 cost around $157.0, while the iPhone 4 8GB variant is at $173.95.
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