Thursday, September 11, 2014

Which Phone Should I Buy, iPhone, Lumia 930, Samsung Galaxy S5, Moto X,Xperia Z3



After the announcement of Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus, competition among the different platforms become more high. Every platform have it's strength and weakness. With the release of Apple iPhone 6, all the major platform of Smartphones have one or more flagship Smartphones available. People get confused to which Smartphone they buy and which platform is best for them. so we will post some pros and cons of some major flagship smartphones to see which Smartphone should you buy. 

iPhones 
Apple has a beautiful user interface with the release of iOS 8. there devices built beautifully and now have two sizes but one con is that is there is limited customization and also those who love extendable memory, Apple smartphones do not have the extendable memory though the iPhone 6 also comes with 128 GB internal. 
 when it comes to apps and Games, Apple store is one of the best. It has almost all the major release of apps and games and release comes with most of the releases of other platforms.  
After that comes the services which apple is offering, those includes the iCloud and iTunes. you can also get the services from google like Gmail and from Microsoft like skype. 
Customer support is also one of the best in the market from the Apple.  
And finally Apple devices and more expensive and premium for some user but available through all major carries in US on-Contract or Off-contract 
devices available are: 
iPhone 6 
iPhone 6Plus 
iPhone 5s 

Windows Phones  
Microsoft Windows Phone has the simplest user interface with live tiles. with the releasto Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Microsoft enable most of the user demanding features one of them is live folders on the start screen. windows Phone devices not only made by Microsoft(Nokia) but a large number of other OEMS also making Windows Phones and one them is HTC recently Release a flagship HTC ONE M8 Windows. There are less limitations is OS as compared to Apple iOS.User of windows phone loves the design and beautiful colors of the devices. Most of he devices have the extendable storage capacity. 
In Apps and Games category Microsoft OS has a satisfactory apps and games in the windows phone store. Till now not all the major apps available. 
services from Microsoft like Skye, MS Office are available but most of the services from the google like Gmail, chrome are not available. 
Support is also good in case Of Microsoft OS. 
And finally there is a great choice of devices from low range to high end premium Smartphone. User can afford according to its budget. And most of the devices are also available on all major Carriers in US. 
some of the devices of high end are: 
Nokia Lumia 1520 
Nokia Lumia 930 
HTC ONE M8 Windows 

Android smartphones 
now come to the big Market share holder that is the Android. In terms of customization, android is best in this category. user can customize  to great extent. and the new upcoming version the Android L also bring so many new features, 
on the android platform, large number of OEM are manufacturing devices and Google also has it's own series Google Nexus. Most of the devices have SD card slot but in the Android Kit Kat google restrict the external memory use. 
Then comes the APPS and Games. No doubt Google store has highest numbers of APPS and Games available compared to other OS stores. 
Services from Google like Gmail, Chrome are available. Also most of the services from Microsoft like one drive, Skype are also available. 
Support from Google is also good. 
And finally it has also great range of choices for user form low range to high end flagship smartphones. 
some of the devices available/ will be available are: 
Samsung galaxy s5 
Samsung galaxy note 4 
Sony xperia z3 
HTC One M8 
Moto x 

A table comparison is given below: 


Features 
IPhone 6 
iPhone 6 Plus 
Samsung Galaxy S5 
HTC One M8 
Moto X 
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 
Phone 
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OS 
iOS 8 
iOS 8 
Android 4.4 
Android 4.4.3 
Android 4.4.4 
Android 4.4.4 
Screen Size 
4.7 inch 
5.5 inch 
5.1 inch 
5.0 inch 
5.2 inch 
5.7 inch 
Resolution 
1334*750 
(326ppi) 
1920*1080 
(401 ppi) 
1920*1080 (432 ppi) 
1920*1080 (441 ppi) 
1920*1080 (423 ppi) 
2560 x 1440 (515 ppi) 
Screen Type 
IPS LED 
IPS LED 
Super AMOLED 
IPS LCD 
AMOLED 
Super AMOLED 
Processor 
64 bit Apple A8 
64 bit Apple A8 
2.5GHZ Quad core Snapdragon 801 
2.3GHZ Quad core Snapdragon 801 
2.5GHZ Quad core Snapdragon 801 
2.7GHz quad-core  Snapdragon 805 
RAM 
    - 
         - 
2GB 
2GB 
2GB 
3GB 
Storage 
16/64/128 GB 
16/64/128 GB 
16/32 GB 
16/32 GB 
16/32 GB 
32GB 
Micro SD card 
NO 
NO 
Up to 128 GB 
Up to 128 GB 
NO 
Up to 64GB 
Primary camera 
8 MP 
8 MP 
16 MP 
4MP UltraPixel 
13MP 
16 MP 
Secondary Camera 
1.2 MP 
1.2 MP 
2 MP 
5MP 
2MP 
3.7MP 
NFC 
YES 
YES 
YES 
Yes 
Yes 
Yes 
GPS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
Wi-Fi 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
Bluetooth 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Sensors 
Accelerometer, Ambient light ,Barometer, compass, gyroscope, infrared, proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light ,Barometer, compass, gyroscope, infrared, proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light ,Barometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity, heart rate 
Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Infrared, Proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light RGB, Barometer, Compass, Gesture, Gyroscope, Hall, Heart rate, Proximity, SpO2, UV 
fingerprint 
Touch ID 
Touch ID 
Fingerprint Scanner 
NO 
NO 
Fingerprint Scanner 
Battery 
  - 
    - 
2800mAh 
2600mAh 
2300mAh 
3220mAh 
Size 
138.1*67* 6.9 mm 
185.1*77.8* 7.1 mm 
142*72.5* 8.1 mm 
146.4*70.6* 9.4 mm 
140.8* 72.4* 9.9 mm 
153.5*78.6* 8.5mm 
Weight 
129g 
172g 
145g 
160g 
144g 
176g 
Off-Contract price 
$649/$749/$849 
$749/$849/$949 
$649 
$669 
$499 
    - 
contract price 
$199/$299/$399 
$299/$399/$499 
$199 
$199 
$99 
      - 
Waterproof 
NO 
NO 
IP67 rated 
NO 
No 
IP67 rated 
Wireless charging 
NO 
NO 
Qi back 
NO 
No 
Qi bac 


Features 
Nokia Lumia 930 
Nokia Lumia 1520 
HTC One M8 Windows 
Phone 
Image 
Image 
Image 
OS 
windows Phone 8.1 
windows Phone 8.1 
windows Phone 8.1 
Screen Size 
5 inch 
6 inch 
5 inch 
Resolution 
1920x1080 (441ppi) 
1920x1080 (368ppi) 
1920x1080 (441ppi) 
Screen Type 
OLED 
IPS 
IPS 
Processor 
2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 
2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 
2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 
RAM 
2GB 
2GB 
2GB 
Storage 
32 GB 
16/32Gb 
16/32GB 
Micro SD card 
NO 
Yes, up to 64GB 
Yes, up to 128GB 
Primary camera 
20 MP 
20MP 
4MP UltraPixel 
Secondary Camera 
2MP 
2MP 
5MP 
NFC 
YES 
YES 
YES 
GPS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
aGPS, GLONASS 
Wi-Fi 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
802.11ac 
Bluetooth 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Bluetooth 4 LE 
Sensors 
Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity 
Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity 
fingerprint 
No 
No 
No 
Battery 
2420Mah 
3400mAh 
2600mAh 
Size 
137.0 x 71.0 x 9.8mm 
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7mm 
146.4x70.6x 9.4 mm 
Weight 
  
206 g 
160g 
Off-Contract price 
$499 
$544 
$669 
contract price 
$99 
$99 
$199 
Waterproof 
No 
NO 
NO 
Wireless charging 
Qi 
No 
NO 

So which phone you are going to buy. Tell us below in comments. 

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