UK Ad Authority Rules Apple, Not Samsung, Has the Thinnest Smartphone

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the iPhone 4, and not the Samsung Galaxy S II, is the world's thinnest smartphone, reports TechCrunch.

Samsung's svelte new model is indeed thinner at certain points, measuring in at 8.71mm at its thinnest. It's a considerable enough difference from the iPhone 4′s 9.3mm depth that it would've been a clear victory were it not for the Galaxy S II's 9.91mm thick hump. The ASA ruled that since the iPhone's thickest point is thinner than the Galaxy S II's thickest, Apple has the right to continue claiming the title.

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