While we know that showdowns of these sort have been done to death many times earlier, we just can’t seem to stop. Anyway, if you were under a rock for the past couple of days, we might as well let you know that a few days ago, Google – alongwith its Korean devices partner LG annnounced the existence of the next generation Nexus class smartphone. Known as the Nexus 4, the device packs in quite a decent punch and is all set to replace the existing Nexus class flagship, the Galaxy Nexus.
Now, the obvious question is, how does the newest nexus phone compare to the current Kings of the rings – the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III? Well, we have put up a small chart that will help you find out exactly that!
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Apple iPhone 5 |
Google Nexus 4 |
Samsung Galaxy S III |
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| SIM |
Nano-SIM |
Micro-SIM |
Micro-SIM |
| Body Dimensions |
| 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) |
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| 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 in) |
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| 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
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| Display Type |
LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen |
TrueHD IPS Plus, 16M colours |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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| Display Size |
640*1136 pixels, 4 inches |
768*1280 pixels, 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches |
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| Multitouch |
Of course! |
I don’t know why we even have this section. |
Why not? |
| Card Slots |
Never |
Nope |
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| Internal Memory |
16/32/64 GB storage |
8/16 GB storage |
32/64 GB storage |
| RAM |
1 GB |
2 GB |
1GB |
| WiFi |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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| Bluetooth |
Yes; v4.0 with A2DP |
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Yes; with A2DP, EDR |
| Networks |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
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| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
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| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
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| Camera |
| 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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| 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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| 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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| Camera Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@30fps |
Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera |
Yes; 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps |
Yes; 1.3 MP |
Yes. 1.9 MP, 720p 30 fps |
| Operating System |
iOS 6 |
| Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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| Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
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| CPU/GPU |
| Apple A6, Dual Core 1.2 Ghz/ PowerVR SGX 543MP3 |
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Quad Core 1.5 Ghz Krait/ Adreno 320 |
Exynos 4412 Quad,
| Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9/ Mali-400MP |
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| Colors Available |
Black/Slate, White/Silver |
Black |
Many! |
| Battery |
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Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Battery Power |
1440 mAh |
2100 mAH |
2100 mAH |
| Stand-By Time |
| Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) |
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N/A |
Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) |
| Talk Time |
Up to 10 h |
N/A |
Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) |
Anyway, while it is clear that the newest Nexus 4 does trump both the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III in terms of pure hardware specifications, there are some glaring omissions – including the lack of support for LTE networks and the camera which only sees a marginal improvement over the Galaxy Nexus. The memory options on the Nexus 4 are limited too with the maximum storage space being 16 GB.
While the Nexus 4 cannot be called an iPhone killer, there is no doubt that LG and Google have upped the specifications ante with this newst release. Given a choice, which amongst these would you choose from?
