Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs. Apple iPhone 4: Collision course

06 August 2010
It’s not like you’re out of options. Here’s one. Another one would be to get a friend’s iPhone 4 and another friend’s Galaxy S, put them on a table, close your eyes and… tell your friends to bugger off. Or you can do it the old-fashioned way. Flip a what...

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  • Anonymous
  • kxS
  • 11 Sep 2010

kudos to the GSM Arena team for enlightening us with this article!true professionalism at it's best!

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    • Gaurav Kainth
    • xZs
    • 10 Sep 2010

    Even if you launch Iphone 3k still galaxy s will beat you in one shot...
    If you read this review Galaxy S is the clear winner.. I have used both and galaxy is just awesome !

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      • i love apple
      • t7X
      • 10 Sep 2010

      Anonymous, 10 Sep 2010stop growling and go get a N8 boys... go..go..go...are you telling us to buy a trash no way even 2g is better than N8.

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        • Anonymous
        • m4H
        • 10 Sep 2010

        stop growling and go get a N8 boys...
        go..go..go...

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          • Anonymous
          • nYt
          • 09 Sep 2010

          AH, 09 Sep 2010Im not sure I like the full multitasking. I remember on my ... moreUsed a friend jailbreaked iphone all day long. Even with limited multitasking it gives an error when opening +10mb pdf files.
          The multitasking is crappy, if you put a file to download and switch to another web page it pauses completly the page with the pdf viewer loading (wtf ? apple).
          My friend also had a task killer added to his jailbreaked iphone. Because apps and wifi would always turn on by themselves and intefere with 3g browsing. So far aside from the very smooth and beautiful (but cold shouldered) os, iOs 4 is more a fail than a win to me. The only thing that works properly like real multitasking is the ipod function and even sometimes it stopped when loading certain apps.

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            • AH
            • MQs
            • 09 Sep 2010

            Im not sure I like the full multitasking. I remember on my old pocket pc. All I used to do is go into running apps and stop them all the time. It was very annoying. I think Apples way is quite ingenious really. My friend with a HTC android had to download an app to close running programs, and he accidently stopped his alarm clock so he ended up sleeping in. Sometimes there is a benefit to locking down phones.

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              • Alui
              • Am9
              • 09 Sep 2010

              Alui, 09 Sep 2010I bet my Samsung Galaxy S that at the launch of iPhone 5 St... moreoh, I forgot to add: with internal antenna:).

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                • Alui
                • Am9
                • 09 Sep 2010

                I bet my Samsung Galaxy S that at the launch of iPhone 5 Steve Jobs will present the "revolutionary" iPhone 5 with removable SD memory card and Adobe Flash!

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                  • JaM
                  • phj
                  • 09 Sep 2010

                  one thing to display of Galaxy S - it has the Gorilla Glass which is very resistant to scratches.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vwg
                    • 09 Sep 2010

                    naved, 08 Sep 2010nd have gud luck with that plastic toy..well then no iHassels in galaxy s is the deal breaker i suppose.

                    not the crappy (buzz Retina) screen (13.5 : 9) :D
                    the multitasking.. innovative and simple from crApple :D
                    the FM radio or the lack of it :)
                    no Flash support
                    the inability to share music via bluetooth
                    the inability to copy and play videos on the fly
                    the inability to house a Regular simple sim card
                    the non replacable iBattery

                    well then was it the shiny rubber bumper that must have made you really go for it :D afterall its free :)

                    the iPhone is really worth the iHassels... ever thought what would u do if you were using ur ebook reader, running a download on the download manager in parallel and you need to look up the dictionary? :D happy multitasking :)

                    hardly deal breaker? :)

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                      • iMobileEngineer
                      • F43
                      • 09 Sep 2010

                      hello Apple fan,

                      Antenna issue is purely "hardware design" issue. The only way to solve is to remove the iPhone4 cover and redesign. It is no way to solve this issue by software update. What Apple can do is to "Cheat" the Signal Strength Indicator Bar by software update. User will not know whether it is 1 bar or 3 bar strength voice quality as it is digital. Software can simply "fake" with look up table to map the 1 bar above to show as 3 bars or more. So, normal user will not able to see the sudden drop in signal strength by touching the body.

                      However, the real problem is when there is real weak signal, it will surely drop the call.

                      Good luck to iPhone4 users!

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                        • Roxie Lugo (FB)
                        • GZY
                        • 08 Sep 2010

                        Roxie Lugo (FB), 08 Sep 2010Galaxy S hands down is better than the iP4 in my opinion. ... more...continue.... as far as Samsung Kies, yes it is kind of slow but if you adjust your settings to "Mass Storage" it runs way better.

                        when running Froyo2.2, gs will have more raw power than iphone4/ipad processor. iOS4 is still lagging behind, from full multitasking, live widgets, web flash, more free apps in app store, galaxy's ability to play HD Divx, Xvid, Avi, MPG, MKV, FLV etc, HDMI out wirelessly, wireless i-tunes syncing, mobile wifi hotspot, more advanced social networking integration, superior notification system, and the massive customisibility. Verdict: Win for Galaxy S

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                          • Roxie Lugo (FB)
                          • GW%
                          • 08 Sep 2010

                          Galaxy S hands down is better than the iP4 in my opinion.
                          GS 4inch screen with S-Amoled Vs ip4 3.5 glass scrtach screen
                          Galaxy S has a better presentation when it comes to screen size and appearance.
                          GS has TW3 operating system and iP4 has the iOS which has been known as a user friendly operating system but with IOS4 you cannot mark all emails as read or unread you cannot snooze a calendar reminder you cannot play divx xvid mpeg4 wmv you cannot drag and drop media to and from device you cannot use any old usb cable and have to use itunes and quicktime you cannot have a spare battery you cannot put your HD media on a SERIES of external memory sticks (when you go on holiday, for example) facebook contacts will not sync unless the contact names are identical or you get a special app to do that ;) you will never have freedom with the front facing camera, and will be tied to apple's proprietory facetime instead of freedom with android. "processor" on the Galaxy S is the same speed, but Galaxy S has a far superior graphics processing ability and will be much faster for gaming/graphics rendering. Android OS is far more customiseable, has far more features, is open and does not "sandbox" applications like iOS does... so Samsung Galaxy S by far is clearly superior. Just food for thought.....lol

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                            • Skaeel
                            • pJ1
                            • 08 Sep 2010

                            Does any body knows about the new dell phone ?? Is it more better then iPhone or galaxy s?

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                              • Aron
                              • pJ1
                              • 08 Sep 2010

                              After reading all of the comments I'm now stuck what to believe and which hand set to buy..
                              The next step is to see personally both of the sets then it'll be a final one whether to buy ip4 or galaxy s?
                              Weldone guyss

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                                • naved
                                • K2E
                                • 08 Sep 2010

                                iReality, 08 Sep 2010'There is an app for it.' is the usual excuse for the iPhon... morend have gud luck with that plastic toy..

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                                  • naved
                                  • K2E
                                  • 08 Sep 2010

                                  Anonymous, 08 Sep 2010galaxy s slow while switching screens? android is good but ... morei already used it dude...my cousin got one...nd we had some big time configuring the samsung kies software
                                  iphone 4 is much more snappier than galaxy S...i mean it is fast but comparatively it falls short

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • vwg
                                    • 08 Sep 2010

                                    naved, 08 Sep 2010i ain't compalining abt android........android is superb bu... moregalaxy s slow while switching screens? android is good but galaxy s is not... lol.... go to a samsung store now and USE a galaxy s first.. meh.. :)

                                    wonderiing to what extent can the fan boys droop? how about trying to make calls without rubber bumpers? :)

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vwg
                                      • 08 Sep 2010

                                      Anonymous, 08 Sep 2010You know guys just bought the galaxy s today and now crossi... moreduh.. if they only sold some grey matter too.... :P

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                                        • iReality
                                        • vwg
                                        • 08 Sep 2010

                                        naved, 08 Sep 2010i ain't compalining abt android........android is superb bu... more'There is an app for it.' is the usual excuse for the iPhone fan boys..
                                        app for radio
                                        app to view youtube
                                        app to allow native file copying via bluetooth

                                        but seriously if you consider paying more for stuff and then using your gadget in severely 'crippled' way to do simplest of tasks.. then i dont have an answer to you :) good luck with the iToy

                                        btw will that shiny brand of 'Multitasking' do you think that your 'APPS' will work with other apps? :P

                                        hardly a deal breaker? really ?