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Top 10 Smartphones Compared
1. Click on any Phone Image for More Information
iPhone 5 Samsung Galaxy S3 Nokia Lumia 900 Motorola DROID
Unlocked Price $199 - $399 with plan $699.99 $499.99 $729.99
Release Year 2012 2012 2012 2012
Operating System iOS Android 4.0 Windows Phone 7.5 Android 4.0
Size 2.31 x 0.30 x 4.87 in 2.8 x 0.3 x 5.4 in 2.7 x 0.5 x 5.03 in 2.7 x 0.36 x 5.2 in
Weight 3.95 oz 4.64 oz 5.64 oz 5.6 oz
Display Size 4-in 4.8-in 4.3-in 4.7-in
Screen Resolution 1136 x 640 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels 800 x 400 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels
Storage 16GB/32GB/64GB 16GB 16 GB 32 GB
Qualcomm APQ8055 +
CPU Apple A6 Dual-core MDM9200 (WCDMA) Dual-core
CPU Speed 1.3GHz 1.5 GHz 1.4 GHz 1.5 GHz
Connectivity Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G
Cameras 8 MP 8 MP 8 MP 8 MP
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, Talk Time: 180 minutes Talk time: Up to 7 hours on 3G, Talk Time: 1920 minutes
Battery Life Standby time: Up to 225 hours Standby Time: 240 hours Standby time: Up to 300 hours Standby Time: 372 hours
Carrier Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Verizon AT&T Verizon
Average Amazon
Rating n/a 3.2 4.6 4.4
2. LG Optimus G HTC ASUS PadFone 2 LG Escape
Unlocked Price $549.99 $729.99 n/a $399.99
Release Year 2012 2012 2012 2012
Operating System Android 4.0 Android 4.0 Android 4.0 Android 4.0
Size 2.71 x 0.33 x 5.19 in 2.7 x 0.4 x 5 in 2.71 x 0.35 x 5.42 in 2.54 x 0.37 x 4.96 in
Weight 5.11 oz 5.6 oz 4.76 oz 4.48 oz
Display Size 4.7-in 4.7-in 4.7-in 4.3-in
Screen Resolution 1280 x 768 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels 1280x720 pixels 960 x 540 pixels
Storage 32 GB 16 GB 16GB/32GB/64GB 4 GB
CPU Quad-core Dual-core Quad-core Dual-core
CPU Speed 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz 1.2 GHz
Connectivity Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G Wi-Fi, 4G
Cameras 13 MP 8 MP 13 MP 5 MP
Talk time: Up to 15 hours
Standby time: Up to 335 hours Talk Time: 480 minutes
Battery Life Talk time: 8.5 hours Talk time: up to 16 hours Standby Time: 312 hours
Carrier AT&T AT&T n/a AT&T
Average Amazon
Rating n/a 3.4 n/a 4
3. Samsung Galaxy Reverb Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Unlocked Price $249.99 with plan $659.00
Release Year 2012 2012
Operating System Android 4.0 Android 4.1
Size 2.5 x 0.4 x 4.8 in 3.2 x 0.4 x 6 in
Weight 4.5 oz 6.4 oz
Display Size 4.0-in 5.55-in
Screen Resolution 960 x 540 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels
Storage up to 32GB 16GB/32GB/64GB
CPU single-core Qualcomm Quad-core
CPU Speed 1.4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Connectivity Wi-Fi, 3G Wi-Fi, 4G LTE
Cameras 5 MP 8 MP
Talk Time: 7.5 hours Talk Time: 17 hours
Battery Life Standby Time: 168 hours Standby Time: 69 hours
Carrier n/a n/a
Average Amazon
Rating 4.7 5