Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs HTC One X+ vs LG Nexus 4 E960

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC LG
Announced October 2011 October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.29 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.7 GHz, NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 ULP GeForce Adreno 320, 400 MHz
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.02% 68.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
No official data Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
No official data Up to 12 hours (3G)