With the shutter
now publicly lifted from iphone 4 ,hoards of APPLE followers have now
ready plans to ditch their worn of 3Gs model and move on to next iteration. But
if you are not wearing heart-shaped locket with Steve Jobs inside,does the move
to Iphone 4 creates sense? where previous iphone release have towered over with
competition every way, this year release face more stiff
outer competition then ever by.Does Apple still have what it takes
to reign supreme in smartphone battle? so we stacked iphone 4 side by side to
those of its intimidating competition, its HTC Android powered EVO 4G...to find
out...
Display:
The HTC EVO boasts of a much larger display screen (4.3" compared to 3.5" on iPhone 4). However, iPhone 4 comes with a far superior 960x640 pixel "Retina display", which is the highest resolution among the current crop of smartphones.
Processor:
Apple has built-in their in-house A4 processor
chip in the new iPhone, which can apparently clock 1GHz of processor speed.
While HTC EVO's Snapdragon processor too clocks the same speed, it needs to be
noted that handset manufacturers routinely clock down the speed in order to
boost the battery life. We
may not be able to comprehensively judge the
performance of the two processors at the moment as we still don't know at what
speed iPhone 4's A4 processor is running.
Storage:
Both the devices offer storage of up to 32GB.
iPhone 4 comes in two versions offering 16GB and 32GB of storage. On the other
hand, HTC EVO 4G comes with a 8GB microSD card that is expandable up to 32GB.
Network:
Like iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 too will work over
3G network. In comparison, HTC EVO 4G shall run on Sprint's 4G network, which
is a lot faster. However, we need to note that the 4G network is still not
available in large parts of the country and hence may not be a determining
factor for a majority of the customers.
Camera:
Both iPhone 4 and HTC EVO come with a
front-facing and a rear-facing camera each. The rear-side camera on the iPhone
4 is equipped with a 5-megapixel CMOS. HTC EVO on the other hand, comes with a
much higher 8-megapixel rear-side camera. However, as we have noted in the
past, a higher megapixel on the camera sensor does not necessarily imply better
quality images.
Video Recording:
Both the smartphones allow users to capture HD
video. The iPhone 4 however captures videos at a marginally higher
frames-per-second and also includes video editing functionalities.
Video Conferencing:
Again, thanks to the front-facing camera, both
the devices allow video conferencing. iPhone 4 users may use the natively
supported FaceTime app for Wi-Fi based video conferencing. HTC EVO users will
need to purchase the Qik app that is available for $5. A basic version of the
app is also available for free at the Android marketplace. Video conferencing
on HTC EVO may be carried out over the carrier's 3G or 4G network apart from
Wi-Fi.
Battery Life:
An improved battery life has been one of the
most significant improvements in iPhone 4. Apple claimsthat iPhone 4 will
provide a talk time of 7 hours on 3G and close to 14 hours on 2G. HTC EVO 4G in
comparison offers only up to 6 hours of talk time.
Operating System:
iPhone 4 will come pre-installed with Apple's
new iOS 4.0 that includes more than 100 new features while HTC EVO 4G currently
comes installed with Android 2.1. However, it should soon get the Android 2.2
update that was unveiled by Google recently, which brings new features such
Adobe Flash 10.1, Wi-Fi Hotspot etc.
Price:
AT&T has retained the older iPhone 3GS price point for iPhone
4. Users can purchase the 16GB and 32GB iPhone 4 model at $199 and $299
respectively when it goes on sale on June 24. On the other hand, HTC EVO 4G is
already available with Sprint at $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Both the
plans come with a two-year contract period.
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