June 9, 2010 at 21:49Apple iPhone 4 comparison - Google Nexus One
Apple has finally unveiled the new iPhone 4, which outperforms the iPhone 3Gs.
And everything shows that the new Apple iPhone 4 is a clear answer to the most important competitor - Google Nexus One. Because the previous Apple iPhone 3Gs model in many ways began to concede to the Google Nexus One - see the topic for more on this: “iPhone 3GS vs. Nexus One . "
If we compare the purely technical (digital) characteristics, we will find that the Apple iPhone 4 diligently does not want to give up the Google Nexus One in anything, and in some ways even began to surpass the latter.
Let's start by simply comparing the main features.
Specifications taken from official sites:
www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html
[The square brackets will show the distinctive characteristics that have a very close analogue of Google Nexus One - the HTC Desire model , taken from the Russian site of HTC: www.htc.com/ com / product / desire / specification.html ]
Apple iPhone 4 - Google Nexus One
1. Operating system:
Apple iOS 4 - Android OS 2.2
2. Size and weight:
* Height: 115.2 mm - 119 mm
* Width: 58.6 mm - 59.8 mm [60 mm]
* thickness: 9.3 mm <- 11.5 mm [11.9 mm]
* weight: 137 g -> 130 g [135 g]
3. Display:
* diagonal size: 3.5-inch -> 3.7-inch
* resolution: 960x640 (326 ppi) <- 800x480 (256 ppi)
* technology: IPS-LCD (Retina Display) -> AMOLED (Active-Matrix OLED)
* contrast : 800: 1 -> 100,000: 1
4. Processor:
Apple A4 - Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz ( Snapdragon )
5. Video accelerator:
Power VR SGX 535 - Qualcomm QSD 8250
6. Memory:
* RAM: 512 MB - 512 Mb [ 576 Mb]
* ROM: 16Gb / 32Gb <- 512 Mb
* memory card: No -> 4 Gb microSD (up to 32 Gb SDHC)
7. Photo / Video camera:
* Matrix: 5 Mpix - 5 Mpix
* autofocus and flash: Yes - Yes
* front camera: 0.3 MP <- No
8. Battery:
* non-replaceable? mAh -> replaceable, 1400 mAh
* standby time: up to 300 hours <- up to 290 hours [up to 340 hours]
* conversation on the 2G network: up to 14 hours <- up to 10 hours [up to 6.7 hours]
* conversation on the 3G network: up to 7 hours - up to 7 hours
* use of the Internet 3G: up to 6 hours <- up to 5 hours
* use of the Internet Wi-Fi: up to 10 hours <- up to 6.5 hours
* video playback: up to 10 hours <- up to 7 hours
* audio playback : up to 40 hours <- up to 20 hours
9. Network connections & Internet:
UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz): Yes - Yes
GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz): Yes -
Wi-Fi available (802.11b / g): Yes -
Wi-Fi available (802.11n 2.4GHz only): Yes <- No
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR: Yes - Yes
10. Location:
* A-GPS: Yes - Yes
* Built-in GPS: Yes - Yes
* Google Maps: Yes - Yes
11. Sensors:
* Accelerometer (position sensor in space): Yes - Yes
* Digital compass: Yes - Yes
* gyroscope: Yes <- No
* proximity sensor: Yes - Yes
* light sensor: Yes - Yes
I have listed almost all the characteristics, and fundamentally these smartphones differ only in five points:
1. Operating system,2. Display, 3. Design, and appearance: 4. Front camera + 5. Gyroscope in Apple iPhone 4.
As for the rest of the parameters, the two competitors reached parity or have a slight advantage.
I can’t compare the operating systems, so I would like to talk further about the display - as often it depends on the quality of the display, at least the first, subjective judgment and assessment of the gadget as a whole.
Many praise the display of the new Apple iPhone 4 very much, and although I admit that the retina display ad pictures on the Apple iPhone 4 are impressive, we will only find out what subjective impressions users will experience in reality (after the gadget starts selling).
Today we can say that, most likely, it was the subjective feelings (and delight) of the real Google Nexus One users from the quality of the AMOLED display that led Apple to realize the significant competitor superiority and poor display quality of the iPhone 3Gs and now applied a completely new Retina Display in Apple iPhone 4.
At the same time, it is also noticeable that when designing a new Apple iPhone 4 display, it has excessive characteristics in an attempt to show consumers that the vertical of 960 pixels on the iPhone 4 is more than 800 pixels on Google Nexus One.
In my subjective opinion, this is just an advertising move, because the quality of the picture can not always be measured with dots (although I can be wrong - see the note: "The" invisibility "of the pixels of the iPhone 4 display was called an exaggeration" ).
It is well known to amateur photographers that the quality of the image is not directly proportional to the number of megapixels in the camera. And often an indication of a large number of megapixels is simply an advertising move by sellers of photo equipment in the fight against competitors!
Steve Jobs himself said at the presentation that the human eye does not distinguish more than 300 ppi per inch, and the iPhone 4 display - displays as much as 356 ppi - why so much, maybe for aliens !?
At the same time, 300 dpi is the limit of the most ideal human vision, and one of us has perfect vision today ...
The iPhone 4 display clearly shows more points than a person with the most ideal vision can see.
And, accordingly, buying an iPhone 4, the buyer simply overpays for these unnecessary and unnecessary more than 300 ppi, which he can never see.
But the Google Nexus One display - just produces a little less than 300 ppi (more precisely 256 dpi - only 44 dots are not enough to reach the ideal 300 ppi) - i.e. just as much as you can really see :)
If we compare the contrast of the displays, it is obvious that purely technically (in numbers) the Apple iPhone 4 loses with IPS-LCD (Retina Display) = 800: 1 versus 100,000: 1 = AMOLED ( Active-Matrix OLED ) on Google Nexus One.
- Of course, here many can start arguing about these figures, based on the difference in measurement techniques, because it really seems unrealistic that the contrast of the IPS-LCD is 125 times less than the contrast of the AMOLED display, but still these figures are given on official websites - where usually it is not customary to deceive.
Today, AMOLED technology has some drawbacks, but significant advantages are also obvious - see the article: “AMOLED and TFT displays are a comparative review” .
Why Apple didn't use the AMOLED display in the new iPhone 4, there are supposedly several reasons:
1. Korean Samsung, and Taiwanese companies TPO Display and Optronics are currently the only manufacturers of AMOLED displays, and they can’t cope with existing orders even for smaller models from other manufacturers, and Apple is not interested in creating an excessive deficit of devices.
2. The cost of AMOLED display is almost two times higher than that of classic SMD (LED displays), which are used in iPhone 3Gs.
3. In addition - studies have shown that the classic type of SMD display is more suitable for reading. And this is also an important position for Apple, as it actively promotes the ideas of mobile reading.
These reasons are found in the following articles (and comments on this topic):
“Can fourth-generation iPhone models differ not only in memory size?”
“AMOLED and TFT displays - a comparative review”
Of course, I understand that a lot depends on the subjective feelings of users of Apple iPhone 4. And one such user has already expressed his opinion:
“ Turning the new iPhone in my hands, I practically stopped doubting that my Nexus One was no longer the last word in technology ”- see: “ Quote of the day. Issue 82 " .
But I think that it’s not enough just to turn it in your hands, and probably it’s worth making judgments even after a few weeks of using the gadget :)
What do you think about this?
PS: The goal of the topic is not at all a holivar, but simply an attempt to show that competition between companies leads to the release of wonderful products (to the delight of consumers). And if there hadn’t been a Google Nexus One, it would have been unknown if the Apple iPhone 4 turned out to be so wonderful :)
This article only compares the technical (digital - that is, objective and accessible on manufacturers' websites) characteristics of smartphones and does not compare their software component, t .to. It is not possible to objectively compare the OS and software (Apple iPhone 4 - has not yet gone on sale and few have been holding it in my hands, and I don’t really want to compare software).
PPS: What kind of Russian Habra people are hollywood, well, why not just discuss the topic, well, why you definitely need to look for the enemy and kill any dissent :(
And everything shows that the new Apple iPhone 4 is a clear answer to the most important competitor - Google Nexus One. Because the previous Apple iPhone 3Gs model in many ways began to concede to the Google Nexus One - see the topic for more on this: “iPhone 3GS vs. Nexus One . "
If we compare the purely technical (digital) characteristics, we will find that the Apple iPhone 4 diligently does not want to give up the Google Nexus One in anything, and in some ways even began to surpass the latter.
Let's start by simply comparing the main features.
Specifications taken from official sites:
www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html
[The square brackets will show the distinctive characteristics that have a very close analogue of Google Nexus One - the HTC Desire model , taken from the Russian site of HTC: www.htc.com/ com / product / desire / specification.html ]
Apple iPhone 4 - Google Nexus One
1. Operating system:
Apple iOS 4 - Android OS 2.2
2. Size and weight:
* Height: 115.2 mm - 119 mm
* Width: 58.6 mm - 59.8 mm [60 mm]
* thickness: 9.3 mm <- 11.5 mm [11.9 mm]
* weight: 137 g -> 130 g [135 g]
3. Display:
* diagonal size: 3.5-inch -> 3.7-inch
* resolution: 960x640 (326 ppi) <- 800x480 (256 ppi)
* technology: IPS-LCD (Retina Display) -> AMOLED (Active-Matrix OLED)
* contrast : 800: 1 -> 100,000: 1
4. Processor:
Apple A4 - Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz ( Snapdragon )
5. Video accelerator:
Power VR SGX 535 - Qualcomm QSD 8250
6. Memory:
* RAM: 512 MB - 512 Mb [ 576 Mb]
* ROM: 16Gb / 32Gb <- 512 Mb
* memory card: No -> 4 Gb microSD (up to 32 Gb SDHC)
7. Photo / Video camera:
* Matrix: 5 Mpix - 5 Mpix
* autofocus and flash: Yes - Yes
* front camera: 0.3 MP <- No
8. Battery:
* non-replaceable? mAh -> replaceable, 1400 mAh
* standby time: up to 300 hours <- up to 290 hours [up to 340 hours]
* conversation on the 2G network: up to 14 hours <- up to 10 hours [up to 6.7 hours]
* conversation on the 3G network: up to 7 hours - up to 7 hours
* use of the Internet 3G: up to 6 hours <- up to 5 hours
* use of the Internet Wi-Fi: up to 10 hours <- up to 6.5 hours
* video playback: up to 10 hours <- up to 7 hours
* audio playback : up to 40 hours <- up to 20 hours
9. Network connections & Internet:
UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz): Yes - Yes
GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz): Yes -
Wi-Fi available (802.11b / g): Yes -
Wi-Fi available (802.11n 2.4GHz only): Yes <- No
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR: Yes - Yes
10. Location:
* A-GPS: Yes - Yes
* Built-in GPS: Yes - Yes
* Google Maps: Yes - Yes
11. Sensors:
* Accelerometer (position sensor in space): Yes - Yes
* Digital compass: Yes - Yes
* gyroscope: Yes <- No
* proximity sensor: Yes - Yes
* light sensor: Yes - Yes
I have listed almost all the characteristics, and fundamentally these smartphones differ only in five points:
1. Operating system,2. Display, 3. Design, and appearance: 4. Front camera + 5. Gyroscope in Apple iPhone 4.
As for the rest of the parameters, the two competitors reached parity or have a slight advantage.
I can’t compare the operating systems, so I would like to talk further about the display - as often it depends on the quality of the display, at least the first, subjective judgment and assessment of the gadget as a whole.
Many praise the display of the new Apple iPhone 4 very much, and although I admit that the retina display ad pictures on the Apple iPhone 4 are impressive, we will only find out what subjective impressions users will experience in reality (after the gadget starts selling).
Today we can say that, most likely, it was the subjective feelings (and delight) of the real Google Nexus One users from the quality of the AMOLED display that led Apple to realize the significant competitor superiority and poor display quality of the iPhone 3Gs and now applied a completely new Retina Display in Apple iPhone 4.
At the same time, it is also noticeable that when designing a new Apple iPhone 4 display, it has excessive characteristics in an attempt to show consumers that the vertical of 960 pixels on the iPhone 4 is more than 800 pixels on Google Nexus One.
In my subjective opinion, this is just an advertising move, because the quality of the picture can not always be measured with dots (although I can be wrong - see the note: "The" invisibility "of the pixels of the iPhone 4 display was called an exaggeration" ).
It is well known to amateur photographers that the quality of the image is not directly proportional to the number of megapixels in the camera. And often an indication of a large number of megapixels is simply an advertising move by sellers of photo equipment in the fight against competitors!
Steve Jobs himself said at the presentation that the human eye does not distinguish more than 300 ppi per inch, and the iPhone 4 display - displays as much as 356 ppi - why so much, maybe for aliens !?
At the same time, 300 dpi is the limit of the most ideal human vision, and one of us has perfect vision today ...
The iPhone 4 display clearly shows more points than a person with the most ideal vision can see.
And, accordingly, buying an iPhone 4, the buyer simply overpays for these unnecessary and unnecessary more than 300 ppi, which he can never see.
But the Google Nexus One display - just produces a little less than 300 ppi (more precisely 256 dpi - only 44 dots are not enough to reach the ideal 300 ppi) - i.e. just as much as you can really see :)
If we compare the contrast of the displays, it is obvious that purely technically (in numbers) the Apple iPhone 4 loses with IPS-LCD (Retina Display) = 800: 1 versus 100,000: 1 = AMOLED ( Active-Matrix OLED ) on Google Nexus One.
- Of course, here many can start arguing about these figures, based on the difference in measurement techniques, because it really seems unrealistic that the contrast of the IPS-LCD is 125 times less than the contrast of the AMOLED display, but still these figures are given on official websites - where usually it is not customary to deceive.
Today, AMOLED technology has some drawbacks, but significant advantages are also obvious - see the article: “AMOLED and TFT displays are a comparative review” .
Why Apple didn't use the AMOLED display in the new iPhone 4, there are supposedly several reasons:
1. Korean Samsung, and Taiwanese companies TPO Display and Optronics are currently the only manufacturers of AMOLED displays, and they can’t cope with existing orders even for smaller models from other manufacturers, and Apple is not interested in creating an excessive deficit of devices.
2. The cost of AMOLED display is almost two times higher than that of classic SMD (LED displays), which are used in iPhone 3Gs.
3. In addition - studies have shown that the classic type of SMD display is more suitable for reading. And this is also an important position for Apple, as it actively promotes the ideas of mobile reading.
These reasons are found in the following articles (and comments on this topic):
“Can fourth-generation iPhone models differ not only in memory size?”
“AMOLED and TFT displays - a comparative review”
Of course, I understand that a lot depends on the subjective feelings of users of Apple iPhone 4. And one such user has already expressed his opinion:
“ Turning the new iPhone in my hands, I practically stopped doubting that my Nexus One was no longer the last word in technology ”- see: “ Quote of the day. Issue 82 " .
But I think that it’s not enough just to turn it in your hands, and probably it’s worth making judgments even after a few weeks of using the gadget :)
What do you think about this?
PS: The goal of the topic is not at all a holivar, but simply an attempt to show that competition between companies leads to the release of wonderful products (to the delight of consumers). And if there hadn’t been a Google Nexus One, it would have been unknown if the Apple iPhone 4 turned out to be so wonderful :)
This article only compares the technical (digital - that is, objective and accessible on manufacturers' websites) characteristics of smartphones and does not compare their software component, t .to. It is not possible to objectively compare the OS and software (Apple iPhone 4 - has not yet gone on sale and few have been holding it in my hands, and I don’t really want to compare software).
PPS: What kind of Russian Habra people are hollywood, well, why not just discuss the topic, well, why you definitely need to look for the enemy and kill any dissent :(