Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs HTC Desire 820

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Samsung	HTC
Announced
September 2012	September 2013	September 2014
Status
Available - September 2012	Available - September 2013	Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors
Black, White	Black, White, Pink	Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm (6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon	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 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T	LTE	LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features
-	S Pen stylus	-

OS
iOS 6	Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3	Adreno 330 (LTE model)	Adreno 405
RAM
1 GB	3 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage	32/64 GB storage	16 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.0 inches	5.7 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.84%	74.98%	67.20%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR	Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection	Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)	1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection,	Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps	8 MP, 1080p

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR	v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, Lightning Port	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari)	HTML5	HTML5