iPhone 5 : Samsung Galaxy SIII : Nokia Lumia 920 - How they stand back to back

Apple just announced its latest flagship smartphone and everyone is already wondering how it will fare against its high-profile competitors. The best-selling Galaxy S III is the leader of the droid gang, while the newly introduced Nokia Lumia 920 is seemingly the best that the WP8 camp will be able to offer.

Apple certainly managed to squeeze quite a lot of cool hardware under the hood of the super slim iPhone 5, but its competitors haven’t stood idle either. So is the iPhone 5 good enough to face those two behemoths in a fierce specs battle and come out victorious? Let's find out.

 

 

 

	Apple iPhone 5	SAMSUNG GALAXY S III	Nokia Lumia 920
OS	Apple iOS 6	Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to 4.1 Jelly Bean)	Windows Phone 8
Display	4-inch LED-backlit IPS TFT	4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 2	4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ w/ Corning Gorilla Glass
Pixel density	~326 ppi pixel density	~306 ppi pixel density	~332 ppi pixel density
Resolution	1136 x 640	HD (1280 x 720)	HD (1280 x 768)
Height Width Thickness	123.8 mm 58.5 mm 7.6 mm	136.6mm 70.6mm 8.6mm	130.3 mm 70.8 mm 10.7 mm
Weight	112 grams	133 grams	185 grams
Processor	Apple A6	1.4GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor Exynos 4212 Quad	1.5GHz dual-core Krait processor Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU	-	Mali-400MP	Adreno 225
RAM	TBA	1GB	1GB
Storage	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	32GB
microSD card slot	No	Yes, up to 64GB	No
Primary camera	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus
Primary camera extras	Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization	Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging
Front camera	720p	1.9MP 720p@30fps	1.3MP 720p@30fps
Battery	-	Li-Ion 2100 mAh	Li-Ion 2000 mAh
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi+Cellular mode, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Network	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 – for Verizon 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – for Verizon 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 – for AT&T LTE 700 MHz Class 13 – for Verizon	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE (regional)	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100
USB	Yes, proprietary 9-pin connector	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go	Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR
NFC	No	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Gyroscope, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Gyroscope, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Barometer
Availability	September 21	Currently available	Expected release 2012, Q4