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Samsung Galaxy S III vs. rival flagships: iPhone 4S, HTC One X, Lumia 900

Oh yes, it's a good time to go shopping for a smartphone, particularly if you've acquired a taste for an abundance of pixels and silicon cores. But which phones ought to be considered flagships worthy of comparison with the shiny new GS III? Yes, we're including the Lumia 900 in this context, for the sake of platform neutrality and also in recognition of the fact that raw specs don't count for everything -- but we can't overlook that this handset is sorely lacking in terms of ppi and some other areas. The next two choices are more obvious: the eternal (or infernal) iPhone 4S and AT&T's version of the HTC One X. So here it is: one table to rule them all, right after the break.





Galaxy S III

iPhone 4S

HTC One X

Lumia 900

Platform

Android 4 with TouchWiz

iOS 5

Android 4 with HTC Sense 4

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Processor

Quad-core 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos

Dual-core Apple A5

Dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2

RAM

1GB

512MB

1GB

512MB

Storage

16GB / 32GB / 64GB internal, microSD expandable

16GB / 32GB / 64GB internal

16GB internal

16GB internal

Cellular

HSPA+ 21, LTE model expected

HSPA+ 14.4, CDMA / EDVO Rev. A

LTE and HSPA+

LTE and HSPA+

Display size

4.8 inches

3.5 inches

4.7 inches

4.3 inches

Pixels per inch

306

326

316

217

Display resolution

1280 x 720

960 x 640

1280 x 720

800 x 480

Display technology

HD Super AMOLED (PenTile)

IPS LCD

Super LCD 2

AMOLED (non-PenTile)

Integrated TV-out

MHL & DLNA

Dock & AirPlay

MHL & DLNA

DLNA

Primary camera

8-megapixel, unknown aperture

8-megapixel, f/2.4

8-megapixel, f/2.0

8-megapixel, f/2.2

Secondary camera

1.9-megapixel

VGA

1.3-megapixel

VGA

Video recording

1080p

1080p

1080p

720p

Location / orientation sensors

AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer

AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope

AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope

AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope

SIM standard

SIM

micro-SIM

micro-SIM

micro-SIM

Battery

2,100mAh removable

1420mAh fixed

1800mAh, fixed

1,840mAh, fixed

Weight

133 grams / 4.7 oz.

140 grams / 4.9 oz. to 130 grams / 4.6 oz.

130 grams / 4.6 oz.

159 grams / 5.6 oz.

Dimensions

136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm

115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm

134.6 x 69.9 x 8.9mm

128 x 69 x 12mm