When Apple announces the iPhone 5 next week, its features and specifications will be of little surprise to most of us. If you’ve been following the rumors, there’s a good chance you already know what it looks like, and most of what’s inside it. But will the iPhone 5 been right for you, and does it do enough to keep you devoted to iOS?
There are some pretty great smartphones out there right now, including a handful that were announced by Nokia and Motorola just this week — the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920, and the DROID RAZR HD, DROID RAZR MAXX HD, and DROID RAZR M. So how do you choose between them? Well, we’ve put together a handy chart that will help you establish which smartphone is right for you.
Of course, until Apple does confirm the iPhone 5’s specifications, all we have to go on is the rumors and some educated guesswork. With that said, there may be a few specifics listed below that could change come September 12.
| iPhone 4S | iPhone 5 (Rumored) | Nokia Lumia 820 | Nokia Lumia 920 | Motorola DROID RAZR HD | Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD | Motorola DROID RAZR M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | iOS 5/6 | iOS 6 | Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Display | 3.5-inch Retina display (960×640) | 4-inch Retina display (1136×640) | 4.3-inch AMOLED display (800×480) | 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ display (1280×768) | 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720) | 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720) | 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display (540×960) |
| Processor | 800MHz dual-core A5 | 1.2GHz dual-core A6 | 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 | 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 | 1.5GHz dual-core | 1.5GHz dual-core | 1.5GHz dual-core |
| RAM | 512MB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Storage | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 8GB + microSD slot | 32GB | 12GB + microSD slot | 32GB + microSD slot | 8GB + microSD slot |
| Camera(s) | 8MP (rear) with f2.4 + VGA (front) | 8MP (rear) with f2.2 + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP PureView (rear) + VGA (front) | 8.7MP PureView (rear) + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front) |
| Video | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
| Wireless | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | GSM, WCDMA, LTE | GSM, WCDMA, LTE | HSDPA, GSM, LTE | HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.1 | Bluetooth 3.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Dimensions | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 123.83 x 58.57 x 7.6 mm | 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm | 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm | 131.9 x 67.9 x 8.4 mm | 131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm | 131.9 x 67.9 x 8.4 mm |
| Weight | 140 g | 137 g | 160 g | 185 g | 146 g | 157 g | 146 g |
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
8 responses to “Comparison: iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. Nokia’s New Lumias vs. Motorola’s New DROIDs [Fight!]”
here is viewable version
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6707258/phones.png
just scroll over.
Why not include the Galaxy S3 in there since it’s also very viable competitor against all of those. The Moto Razors are running the Snapdragon S4 as well.
Other than that the Moto’s really are on equal playing field with the next iPhone given the microSD slot (GS3 takes up 64GB card) so it should be interesting.
One important note is battery life. Nothing in particular has been announced for battery life on the Nokia phones, and there haven’t been too many rumors of battery prowess for the iPhone 5, however, if the third gen iPad was any indication, 4G, larger display and faster processing would bring even an improved battery in at the same level. (I think it’ll have to be better than the 4S personally)
The RAZR lineup touted battery life as one of its main features and The RAZR MAXX HD has almost twice the battery life of the iPhone 4S.
IPhones have always been known for their battery life and were the undisputed king of the hill until the original RAZR MAXX came. Moto touted that now even the RAZR HD has better battery life than the 4S and its LTE so if Apple doesn’t come in with another breakthrough battery, it would be disappointing.
I’m not saying they have to match Motorola, but they should at least bring a big improvement.
One thing I must say about the iPhone 5, if these specs are accurate, I will be a little disappointed. The great thing about the iPhone is that specs don’t matter as much. Still, I think us Apple experts are going on just the past two iOS releases (4S and iPad 3) rather than what the iPhone has done in the past. The iPhone 4 was a massive improvement that put the iPhone way ahead of the competition of the time. There wasn’t one factor that wasn’t a monumental improvement over the 3GS except for perhaps processor speed. I think the iPhone 5 is going to be awesome no matter what, and we’ll get some amazing new software feature that will surprise everyone, but at what point does the new iPhone get passed up? The 4S was able to hold it’s own against most of Android’s super phones, but there’s going to have to be a big improvement to keep up with Google and now Microsoft’s pace for another year.
Please use A15’s…
lol @ comparing an un announced phone
what Earl replied I didn’t even know that some people can make $6344 in a few weeks on the internet. did you read this site link(Click on menu Home more information) http://goo.gl/muYUW
Very good information !!!.
Apple redisigned and added many new features to its latest iPhone iPhone5.You can get relevant information here.
Find out more iPhone 5 features here