Ultimate Showdown: iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus 4 Vs Samsung Galaxy S III

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!

	Apple iPhone 5	Google Nexus 4	Samsung Galaxy S III
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)	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 in)	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Display Type	LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen	TrueHD IPS Plus, 16M colours	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size	640*1136 pixels, 4 inches	768*1280 pixels, 4.7 inches	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches
Multitouch	Of course!	I don’t know why we even have this section.	Why not?
Card Slots	Never	Nope	microSD, up to 64 GB
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	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes; v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	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	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Camera	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
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)	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
CPU/GPU	Apple A6, Dual Core 1.2 Ghz/ PowerVR SGX 543MP3	Quad Core 1.5 Ghz Krait/ Adreno 320	Exynos 4412 Quad, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9/ Mali-400MP
Colors Available	Black/Slate, White/Silver	Black	Many!
Battery	Standard battery, Li-Po	Standard battery, Li-Po	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)	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)