Tech Specs Charts Roundup: The iPhone 4 vs. The World
June 10, 2010
Us geeks love comparing gadgets and their specs in comprehensive charts. The new iPhone 4 has just gotten the full chart treatment. Many sites made their own, all comparing the iPhone 4 to their own selection of handsets. We thought, why not just bring you the best ones?
Lets be clear, what's great about the iPhone isn't only technical specs. Nevertheless, these might come in handy next time you get assaulted by an Android Fanboy.
If we stick to the hardware, the iPhone really stands out on 4 points:
- 1. Screen quality and resolution
- 2. Photo/video capturing capabilities
- 3. Battery life
- 4. Size
Full charts:
iPhone 4 HTC EVO 4G Nokia N8 Palm Pre Plus HTC HD2 Platform iOS 4 Android 2.1 with Sense Symbian^3 webOS Windows Mobile 6.5 Processor Apple A4 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 680MHz ARM11-based 600MHz TI OMAP3430 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Storage 16GB / 32GB internal 440MB internal, microSDHC expansion 16GB internal, microSDHC expansion 16GB Approx. 200MB internal, microSDHC expansion Cellular Quadband GSM, pentaband HSPA CDMA, EV-DO Rev. A, WiMAX Quadband GSM, pentaband HSPA CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A or quadband GSM / dualband HSPA Quadband GSM, dualband HSPA WiFi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g 802.11b/g1 Display size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 3.1 inches 4.3 inches Display resolution 960 x 640 800 x 480 640 x 360 480 x 320 800 x 480 Display technology IPS LCD LCD AMOLED LCD LCD Integrated TV-out No HDMI HDMI No No Primary camera 5 megapixel AF, LED flash 8 megapixel AF, LED flash 12 megapixel AF, xenon flash 3 megapixel, LED flash 5 megapixel AF, LED flash Secondary camera VGA 1.3 megapixel VGA None None Video recording 720p at 30fps 720p at 24fps 720p at 25fps VGA at 30fps VGA at 30fps Video calling Yes (WiFi only) Yes Yes No No Location / orientation sensors AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope AGPS, compass, accelerometer AGPS, compass, accelerometer AGPS, accelerometer AGPS, compass, accelerometer SIM standard Micro SIM N/A SIM SIM (on GSM variant) SIM Quoted max talk time 7 hours on 3G, 14 hours on 2G 6 hours 5.83 hours on 3G, 12 hours on 2G 5.5 hours on Verizon, 5 hours on AT&T 5.33 hours on 3G, 6.33 hours on 2G Quoted max media playback time 40 hours audio, 10 hours video None quoted 50 hours audio, 6 hours video None quoted 12 hours audio, 8 hours video Weight 137 grams / 4.8 oz. 170 grams / 6.00 oz. 135 grams / 4.76 oz. 135 grams / 4.76 oz. 157 grams / 5.54 oz. Dimensions 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm 122 x 66 x 13mm 113.5 x 59 x 12.9mm 100.5 x 59.5 x 16.95mm 120.5 x 67 x 11mm
and Mashable:
And the winner is??