News iPhone 4 vs Everyone
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
We know how the iPhone 4 sizes up against the aging 3GS -- but how does it fare against its fiercest competitors from all the major platforms? We wish we had some production Windows Phone 7 kit to check out here, but in the meantime, take a look at the results against the gruesome foursome of the EVO 4G, N8, Pre Plus, and HD2. You might be surprised by some of the results -- and sorry, RIM, you don't get to play until you bring some fresh, media-heavy hardware to the table. Nothing personal!
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 |
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