Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone5 vs HTC One

Posted on Friday, March 15th, 2013 at 11:40 am.

And, this year saw another bombshell of a device being launched this morning. Samsung released yet another monster of a device- The galaxy S4. Close on the heels of the iPhone5 and most recently the HTC One, the Samsung Galaxy S4 sure doesn’t disappoint, though it leaves you wanting that tiny bit more.

We’ve pulled up a comparison of these three flagship phones, by the giants of the smartphone industry. The battle sure is heating up!

Feature	Samsung Galaxy S4	iPhone 5	HTC One
Operating System	Android 4.2.2	iOS 6	Android 4.1
Display	5 inch full HD, Super AMOLED, 1920×1080 pixels, 441 ppi	4-inch IPS LCD, 1136×640 pixels, 326 ppi	4.7 inch LCD 1920×1080 pixels, 468 ppi
Processor	1.9GHz Quad Core Snapdragon Fusion Pro on proprietary Exynos 5 Octa chipset	Proprietary A6	1.7 GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 600
Storage	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	32GB, 64GB
RAM	2GB	1GB	2GB
Expandable memory	Upto 64GB	Non expandable	Non expandable
Rear camera	13 MP	8 MP	4 MP (ultrapixel)
Video rec	1080p HD video	1080p hd video	1080p HD video
Front facing camera	2 MP	1.2 MP	2.1 MP
NFC	Yes	No	No
4G/ LTE	Yes	Yes	Yes
Battery	2600mAh	1440 mAh	2,300mAh

The iPhone5, as we can see, pales into insignificance at the obviously superior specs offered by the Galaxy S4- be it in terms of battery, display, or processor. Apple- once the leader when it came to innovation, needs to pull itself up pretty fast. With the rush of budget phones offering much more, and the simultaneous launch of high end phones packed with innovation and promise, Apple needs to redeem itself soon.

Though the HTC One also offers a fair bit of a fight, the innovations it has come up with in the One, is pretty remarkable, right from the concept of UIltrapixel- to the dual front facing speakers.

Samsung has packed in Multilingual Voice Recognition Called the S-Translator, which allows you to talk in one language, and translates to another. The S4 also has voice recognition which is infinitely better than Siri.

Also, the photo tweaking software Samsung has worked into the S4 is so perfectly beautiful in its simplicity. You can take a series of photos, and use this tool, called an ‘eraser’ to remove unwanted people passing by in frames, and make your picture exactly how you’d like it to be! Also, another great feature is how the camera includes the photographer too! ( Even though its in a tiny box or bubble by the side)

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has also brought some pretty noticeable differences more about which you could read here.

Looks- wise, the iPhone 5 looks sleek with a glass and aluminium composition. The Samsung Galaxy S4 however, has a Plastic body, which won’t give you that regal air an iPhone will. The HTC One has a really sleek aluminium body too! Plastic just doesn’t cut that level, the way aluminium and metallic bodies do.

All in all, we’re waiting to see what the consumers have to say once this beauty reaches their hands. We’re pretty confident Samsung has launched a winner YET again.