(GSM Insider) - With the announcement of Apple iPhone 5, we have all flagships for the world leading mobile operating system. Apple iPhone 5 is the new flagship of Apple iOS, Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII) is the leading smartphone for Samsung and Android while the Nokia Lumia 920 is another powerful Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia. Why we never consider Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (II)? Because it falls under the phablet category with 5.5 inch of display which is much more larger than smartphones. It is unfair for smartphone to compare with larger size phablet.
All comes with different inner specs and with different designs as well. Here are the key comparison between iPhone 5, Galaxy S3 and Lumia 920:
Display:
Apple iPhone 5: 4 inches with 640 x 1136 pixels and 326 ppi IPS LCD
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 4.80 inches with 720 x 1280 pixels and 306ppi Super AMOLED
Nokia Lumia 920: 4.5 inches with 768 x 1280 pixels and 332ppi IPS LCD
Operating system:
Apple iPhone 5: Apple iOS 6
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to Jelly Bean)
Nokia Lumia 920: Windows Phone 8
Processor:
Apple iPhone 5: A6 processor
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 1.4 GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core processor
Nokia Lumia 920: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 dual-core processor
RAM:
Apple iPhone 5: n/a
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 2GB DDR2
Nokia Lumia 920: 1GB DDR2
ROM:
Apple iPhone 5: 16GB
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 16GB
Nokia Lumia 920: 32GB
GPU:
Apple iPhone 5: Yes
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): Adreno 225
Nokia Lumia 920: Adreno 225
Camera:
Apple iPhone 5: 8MP rear camera. 1.2MP FaceTime camera, LED
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 8MP rear camera, 1.9MP front camera, LED
Nokia Lumia 920: 8.7MP rear camera with PureView, 1.3MP front camera, Dual LED
Camcorder
Apple iPhone 5: 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Nokia Lumia 920: 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Dimension:
Apple iPhone 5: 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 (123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm)
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 (136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm)
Nokia Lumia 920: 5.13 x 2.79 x 0.42 (130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm)
Weight:
Apple iPhone 5: 3.95 oz (112 g)
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 4.73 oz (134 g)
Nokia Lumia 920: 6.53 oz (185 g)
Network:
Apple iPhone 5: CDMA/GSM/UMTS/LTE
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): GSM/UMTS/LTE
Nokia Lumia 920: GSM/UMTS/LTE
Sim Card:
Apple iPhone 5: Nano-SIM
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): Micro-SIM
Nokia Lumia 920: Micro-SIM
Battery Stand-by time:
Apple iPhone 5: 9.4 days (225 hours)
Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII): 8.3 days (199 hours)
Nokia Lumia 920: 16.7 days (400 hours)
Verdict:
From overall specs comparison, we can clearly see the Nokia Lumia 920 held upper over both iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 in some aspect. The screen resolution and the ppi of Lumia 920 are higher than the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3. The PureView technology on Lumia 920 makes the camera quality better than the rest. From processor aspect, the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 are faster than the Lumia 920. But Windows Phone 8 does not required quad-core processor yet. The battery stand-by time for Lumia 920 is longer than the Galaxy S3 and iPhone. From the display size, the Galaxy S3 with the largest follow by Lumia 920 and iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 is the lightest among three smartphones. This means that iPhone 5 brings more convenience and handy feeling for users. For the storage, Lumia 920 comes with 32GB while the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 with 16GB. No microSD expansion for Lumia 920.
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