Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Apple iPhone 5C

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced February 2012 September 2012 September 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 iOS 6 iOS 7.0.1
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 543MP3 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 60.84% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 10 h (3G)