Tablets to Buy: iPhone vs HTC One 5S, Galaxy S4 and Nokia Lumia 1020

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

iPhone vs HTC One 5S, Galaxy S4 and Nokia Lumia 1020 - WebNews

Floriana Giambarresi , September 11, 2013, 10:03

Into Apple unveiled iPhone 5S , the new iPhone by high-end based on the iOS operating system 7, which will challenge the global market terminals competitors. Now that the smartphone with the bitten apple has become official, it is possible to make a comparison with the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC One and the Nokia Lumia 1020 , that is, those three devices now more prominent in the landscape Android and Windows Phone.

Hardware

Into Aesthetically identical to its predecessor, the iPhone 5S was built with an aluminum body, while the Galaxy S4 has one plastic and polycarbonate Lumia 1020 . The melafonino is characterized by the presence of a Retina display by 4 inches with a resolution of 1136 × 640 pixels (326ppi). Inside is the new processor Apple A7 by 64 bits, which provides performance on the front of the CPU 40 times higher than the first iPhone and 56 times with regard to the GPU; present then a coprocessor named M7 which acts together all’A7 and that is responsible for gathering data continuously collected from the sensors in the device (gyroscope, accelerometer and digital compass). The storage options ranging from 16, 32 and 64 GB while the great missing is the NFC. A curiosity: in new iPhone is a Home button capable of detecting fingerprints , the real added value of the new born of Cupertino.

Both the HTC One Into the Galaxy S4 that the Lum ia 1020 have size more than the device from Apple, due to the integrated screen, bigger: the Samsung has in fact one from 5 inch (1920 × 1080 pixels, 441ppi), while the Nokia one 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels), and the HTC 4.7-inch (Full HD 1080p). Lumia present in 32 GB of storage plus an additional 7 GB via the cloud, a processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and Gorilla Glass technology 3, while the Galaxy are a CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1 , 9 GHz or octa-core 1.6 GHz (depending on the version), 16/32/64 GB of storage and 2 GB of RAM. One model has been integrated in a 600 quad-core Snapdragon CPU, 1.7 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB of storage. It is ultimately of three smartphone fast and high performance in every aspect.

	iPhone 5S	Galaxy S4	Lumia 1020	HTC One
SO	iOS 7	Android 4.2.2 JB	Windows Phone 8	Android 4.2.2 JB
Processor	A7 64bit coprocessor M7	1.9 GHz Quad-Core 1.6 GHz Octa-Core	Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5 GHz	600 quad-core Snapdragon 1.7 GHz
RAM	?	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Display	4-inch Retina	5-inch Super AMOLED	4.5-inch Super AMOLED	4.7-inch Super LCD 2
Resolution	1136 × 640 pixels 326 ppi	1920 × 1080 441 ppi	1280 × 768 pixels 334 ppi	1920 × 1080 pixel 468 ppi
Memory	16, 32, 64 MB	16, 32, 64 GB	+7 GB 32 GB SkyDrive	32 GB
MicroSD	No	Yes	No	No
Camera post.	flash 8MP BSI sensor True Tone	16 megapixel autofocus LED flash Zero Shutter Lag	41 megapixel autofocus LED flash + Xenon	Ultrapixel Smart 8-megapixel autofocus flash
Camera ant.	1.2 megapixels	2 megapixel	1.2 megapixels	2.1 megapixel
Connectivity	WiFi, 3G, 4G LTE Bluetooth 4.0 GPS, NFC	WiFi, 3G, 4G LTE GPS Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, IR LED	WiFi, 3G, 4G-LTE Bluetooth 4.0 GPS, NFC	WiFi, 3G, 4G LTE GPS Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, DLNA
Battery	2,100 mAh	2,600 mAh	2,000 mAh	2,300 mAh
Dimensions	123.8 58.6 7.6	136.6 mm 69.8 mm 7.9 mm	130.4 mm 71.4 mm 10.4 mm	137.4 mm 68.2 mm 9.3 mm
Weight	112 grams	130 grams	158 grams	143 grams

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Autonomy

Into The Galaxy S4 integrates a battery from 2600 mAh and is able to ensure a range equal to a day of use medium; the Lumia 1020 has one since 2000 mAh (that recharges also wirelessly via a cover sold separately), can provide a range of use of 13.3 hours of talk time and up to 5.5 hours of Web browsing in Wi-Fi network. iPhone 5S offering 10 hours of talk time on 3G, 250 hours standby, 10 hours of navigation LTE and 40 hours of music playback. The 2,300 mAh battery located inside the HTC One is able to guarantee a good battery life, arriving safely at night even with heavy usage of the device.

Cameras comparison

Into While the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and the HTC One 2.1 megapixel, the two competing solutions have been equipped with a 1.2 megapixel. The real difference, however, is represented by the rear camera, which is the main ones. The photographic industry of the Galaxy S4 is greatly improved compared to that dell’S3, not only for the resolution – that goes from 8 to 13 megapixels – but also for the performance in low light conditions, for coverage and power LED flash and for the responsiveness of focus. HTC One integrates a camera sensor 4 Ultrapixel, a technology capable of capturing more than 200% more light, giving rise to great pictures even in low ambient light conditions. iPhone 5S is equipped with a camera with 8-megapixel BSI sensor, five lenses and aperture f/2.2, as well as function for stabilizing the image. The Lumia smartphone 1020 is that there is more photo on this front beats all the competi tion on the market thanks to the 41 megapixel sensor PureView from well supplied, together with a Carl Zeiss lens to six , one manual shutter, a double flash (LED for images, Xenon for video) and OIS second generation. The photographs taken with the smartphone Lumia will have a maximum resolution of 7712 × 5360 pixels. To underline finally the ability to zoom , can not lose sharpness in magnification of images.

Prices and availability

Into The Samsung Galaxy S4 is already sold from May 2013 to price of 699 € including VAT, the same cost to the public of the Nokia Lumia 1020, which went on sale in Italy from yesterday, and HTC One, which is also on sale from May. Regarding iPhone 5S, in Europe will have an even higher price than seen in the past. There is talk of an increase from 10 to 20 euro. In Italy, iPhone 5S could cost 749, 849 and 949 euro respectively for models 16, 32 and 64 GB.