Phone Comparison - Samsung Focus S I937 vs Apple iPhone 5

Samsung Focus S I937
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Apple iPhone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced September 2011 September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 66.8 x 8.5 mm
(4.96 x 2.63 x 0.33 in )
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 110.6 g (3.88.0.21 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango iOS 6
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.51% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 8 h