The iPhone 4S is officially available for pre-order and will be available to pick up in stores next week. While the fifth generation iPhone is certainly the most anticipated new mobile handset to hit stores this year, it is by no means the only game in town.
In addition to choosing between AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, consumers have more iPhone alternative options today than ever before. Understanding that phone specs only tell part of the story, we decided to see how the iPhone 4S stacks up against the competition, including the iPhone 4, the Droid Bionic, the Samsung Galaxy S II and the BlackBerry Torch 9850.
Just a note to Windows Phone fans -- we didn't forget about you. Look out for future articles focusing on the new Mango release and how the new Windows Phone devices stack up against the Android, iOS and BlackBerry competition.
Phone
Processor
Built in Storage
Expandable
Screen Size
Camera
Video
Other
Price
iPhone 4
1Ghz A4
8GB
No
3.5" 960x640 Retina Display
VGA (front), 5 Megapixel (rear)
720p
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, GSM or CDMA
$99
iPhone 4S
1Ghz Dual Core A5
16GB, 32GB or 64GB
No
3.5" 960x640 Retina Display
VGA (front), 8 Megapixel (rear)
1080p
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GSM and CDMA worldphone, Siri
Assistant
$199 (16GB)
$299 (32GB)
$399 (64GB)
BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860
1.2Ghz Qualcomm 8655
4GB
Up to 32GB microSD
3.7" 800x480
Rear 5 Megapixel
720p
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Available in CDMA or GSM
$99 (Sprint)
Droid Bionic
1Ghz Dual Core
16GB plus a 16GB microSD
Expandable to 32GB microSD (48GB total storage)
4.3" 960x540
VGA (front), 8 Megapixel (rear)
1080p
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE
$299.99 (Verizon)
Galaxy S II
Dual Core 1.2Ghz (AT&T and Sprint) Dual Core 1.5Ghz
(T-Mobile)
16GB
Up to 32GB microSD
4.3" 800x480 (AT&T), 4.5" 800x480 (Sprint and T-Mobile)
2 Megapixel (front), 8 Megapixel (rear)
1080p
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, available on multiple carriers,
WiMax 4G (Sprint)
$199 (Sprint and AT&T)
$229.99 (T-Mobile)