We match Apple’s new iPhone 4 vs. the best Android phones on the market to see which comes out on top when they’re compared spec to spec.
The battle between Apple’s iPhone and Android is beginning to look a lot like the age-old battle between Macs and PCs, except playing out on the mobile market. We compared Apple’s latest phone, the iPhone 4, to some of Android’s top dogs. This is strictly a comparison of specifications, without taking into account more subjective factors like user experience. So let’s get to it: Which phone comes out on top in the hardware war?
Spec comparison
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Apple iPhone 4 |
HTC EVO 4G |
Motorola Droid X
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Google Nexus One |
HTC Droid Incredible |
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Carrier |
AT&T | Sprint | Verizon | T-Mobile | Verizon |
Price (with 2 year contract) |
16GB $199; 32GB $299 | $199.99 | $199.99 | $179.00 | $199.99 |
Display Size |
3.5-inch Retina Display | 4.3-inch WVGA OLED | 4.3-inch WVGA | 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED | 3.7-inch WVGA OLED |
Display Resolution |
640 x 960 | 480×800 | 480 x 854 | 480 x 800 | 480 x 800 |
Processor |
Apple A4, 1GHz | Qualcomm QSD8650, 1 GHz | Texas Instruments ARM, 1 GHz | Qualcomm QSD8250, 1 GHz | Qualcomm QSD8650, 1 GHz |
Camera |
5 megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
Included Storage |
16 or 32 GB | 8 GB | 24 GB (8 GB internal, 16 GB microSD) |
4 GB | 8 GB |
Expandable (Max) Storage |
None | 32 GB microSD | 40 GB (8 GB internal, up to 32 GB microSD) | 32 GB microSD | 16 GB microSD |
Battery (Talk Time) |
420 minutes | 360 minutes | 480 minutes | 420 minutes | 312 minutes |
Battery (Standby) |
300 hours | Unknown | 220 hours | 250 hours | 146 hours |
Weight |
137 grams | 170 grams | 155 grams | 130 grams | 130 grams |
Height |
115.2 mm | 121.9 mm | 127.5 mm | 119 mm | 117.6 mm |
Width |
58.6 mm | 66 mm | 65.5 mm | 59.8 mm | 58.4 mm |
Depth |
9.3 mm | 12.7 mm | 9.9 mm | 11.5 mm | 11.9 mm |
