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iPhone 4 vs. the smartphone elite: EVO 4G, N8, Pre Plus, and HD2

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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