Oh yeah, it’s spec comparison time. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is all sorts of official, so let’s see how it stacks up against the HTC One, LG Nexus 4, and iPhone 5, three of the most talked about phones of the last year. One one hand, we have HTC’s new flagship which the company hopes will save it from extinction. Then we have Google’s baby, the stock Android-toting Nexus 4. And finally, this wouldn’t be a proper Samsung Galaxy comparison if we didn’t toss in whatever Apple’s current phone is.

Ready? 

Leaked last night thanks again to @evleaks, this is more than likely what the HTC One will look like in black. Now, we have poked a lot of fun at the new HTC One (formerly M7) in white over its resemblance to the back of the iPhone 5, but this black version takes the cake. Two-tone grey and black, top and bottom panels, and a camera housed in the top, how can you not see the similarities? And not that we’re complaining, it’s a slick looking device, but you can’t help but laugh a little, especially knowing that HTC signed a licensing deal with Apple to a keep them out of the court room for the next 10 years. 

In a recent report, it looks like Apple’s iPhone 5 is losing its grip on the everyday consumer. According to Consumer Reports, the iPhone 5 is now listed as the lowest rated top 3 smartphone on each carrier, minus T-Mobile who haven’t had the device on their network. Topping the lists are the Samsung Galaxy S3 for T-Mobile, the LG Optimus G for AT&T and Sprint, and the RAZR HD’s for Verizon. Crazy enough, the iPhone didn’t even make it onto Big Red’s list, which is actually quite surprising. 

I thought this was one of those Apple spoof commercials…it’s not.

Cheers D.Dot!

It wouldn’t be a mega-phone launch day if it didn’t do a comparison, would it? Since the LG Nexus 4 is the latest and greatest from Google, a device that will undoubtedly be compared to Apple’s iPhone 5, here is a chart to kick off the party.

The only real downer for me and probably many of you, is the lack of LTE in the Nexus 4. Andy Rubin already explained the choice by Google, but after spending a year giggling at the iPhone 4 and 4S over not having LTE, this one certainly doesn’t look good on Google’s part, especially since the iPhone 5 does. Other than that, it’s the ultimate spec battle. We should also point out that pricing is tough to compare since the iPhone 5 is almost always sold at a 2-year contract price, while the Nexus 4 will be sold off-contract through Google Play.

Here is the comparison! 

Oh, the folks at Blendtec have done it again. If you’re unfamiliar with the channel, then let me sum up what these people do. They take anything and everything, then use their heavy duty blenders to destroy it. Viral video gold. Their latest video pits the iPhone 5 up against Samsung’s Galaxy S3. Incredibly, Samsung’s plastic holds up extremely well in terms of time-to-shred compared to the iPhone 5. 

Whether we want to or not, many of us find ourselves having to justify our decision to buy an Android device over Apple’s new iPhone 5. Now, we aren’t into device bashing (we promise) and we think there’s room in this world for everybody’s opinions, but we thought it would be good for all of our Galaxy S3 owners to be equipped for their next battle. 

Google, those kind-hearted mobile enthusiasts, made Street View available through Google Maps in mobile browsers, this morning. While Android users probably couldn’t care less because they have the best mobile turn-by-turn navigation and maps experience on the planet for free in the Google Maps app, this could be used as a backup. Oh who am I kidding, the only reason Google did this, was to let iPhone 5 and iOS6 users know that the mobile version of their Maps service is still better than what Apple is doing. Thanks, Google.

Via:  Google Lat Long