The original Galaxy S

Obviously the Galaxy S2 is too big for the iPhone but even before its release, Samsung already has a phone very capable of matching the iPhone spec for spec. The original Galaxy S is equal to the iPhone in every way but for a few differences.

Beginning with the body of the phone, the iPhone 4 owns a slightly slimmer profile and is made of more premium looking material. The Galaxy S is only slightly bigger with its all plastic body (also making it lighter) despite sporting a larger 4" screen. Though the Super Amoled is brilliantly vivid, the iPhone 3.5" Retina display has a larger resolution, making everything appear crisper. They have an almost equal set of connectivity except that iPhone's bluetooth does not allow file sharing with other phones. The Galaxy also has DLNA which enable it to transmit wirelessly its contents to a HDTV. The iPhone has a bigger built-in memory but does not support additional memory from a SD card like the Galaxy.

Both have great camera but the iPhone comes with LED light while the Galaxy was able to offer more options in using the camera. It also supported video call to any other phones through 3G while an iPhone 4 is only able to do Facetime with another iPhone 4. The next advantage belongs to the Galaxy again as it is able to play HD movies of any video format. Furthermore, with the aforementioned DLNA aboard, it can play those movie in a DLNA supported HDTV. We shouldn't forget Android's advantage in its flexible homescreen which allow users to dictate how it looks and what it can do. There is also easier file management, especially where uploading of contents to phone is concerned. And of course, many Android, including an upgraded Galaxy S, has full Flash support too.

For fans of the Samsung's Super AMOLED screen, it is unfortunate that they have discontinue production of the phone with this screen due to shortage. However, it's available with a Super-LCD screen. This display is less vivid and added a little to the thickness of the phone but they are otherwise the same phone. Recently, Samsung also released the Galaxy S Plus which bring back the Super AMOLED together with a speed boost with a 1.4Ghz processor.

I consider the Samsung Galaxy S to be top contender for the iPhone 4 because it's truly capable but I must admit that the look is not exciting enough. However, if performance is your main priority here, it's definitely the phone to go for. Remember, I am not here to bash iPhone but to instead, shows that there are many other good iPhone alternative. The Galaxy S is still available in its SL variant at about RM1200 while the Plus version goes for RM1500. A steal, considering that it is still very relevant and capable even up to today.