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 |
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| 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 |
Editor’s Note: Specs with an asterisk are suppositions right now. We will update when we have exact specifications.
