The iPhone 5: How It Stacks Up Against The Competition [Chart]

Today, Apple made official the eagerly-awaited latest version of the world’s most popular smartphone, the iPhone 5. Apple has historically been a trendsetter when it comes to building smartphones, using cutting-edge technology and top-of-the-line materials, but over the past few months, the competition — Samsung, Motorola, Nokia and HTC — have started catching up.

So, spec-by-spec, how does the iPhone 5 stack up? We have compared the specs of the iPhone 5 with the iPhone 4S, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 920, Motorola DROID RAZR HD, Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD, Motorola DROID RAZR M, Samsung Galaxy SIII and the HTC One X. To see how the iPhone 5 fares, check out the comprehensive table below.

	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5	Nokia Lumia 820	Nokia Lumia 920	Motorola DROID RAZR HD	Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD	Motorola DROID RAZR M	Samsung Galaxy SIII	HTC One X
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	Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwitch
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)	4.8-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720)	4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display (1280×720)
PPI	326	326	217	332	312	312	256	306	312
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	1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4	1.5 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9
RAM	512MB	1GB*	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB-2GB	1GB
Storage	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	8GB + microSD slot	32GB	12GB + microSD slot	32GB + microSD slot	8GB + microSD slot	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	32GB
Camera(s)	8MP (rear) with f2.4 + VGA (front)	8MP (rear) with f2.4 + 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)	8MP (rear) + 1.9MP (front)	8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front)
Video	1080p	1080p	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	UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE	UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, GSM
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 3.1	Bluetooth 3.1	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11 b/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	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	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm	134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
Weight	140 g	112 g	160 g	185 g	146 g	157 g	146 g	133 g	130 g
Battery	1,432 mAh, 3.7V	1,440 mAh, 3.8V	1,650 mAh	2,000 mAh	2,530 mAh	3,300 mAh	2,000 mAh	2,100 mAh, 3.8V	1,800 mAh

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