GSMArena's Best of the Best 3 Way Shootout: Nokia Lumia 1020 v. LG G2 v. Apple iPhone 5s (Part 1) ...
GSM Arena just published a rather comprehensive 12 section comparison of what they consider to be the best Model that Android, iOS, and Windows Phone have to offer. It makes for interesting reading. In the introduction they state:
One thing's certain, the Apple iPhone 5s, the LG G2 and the Nokia Lumia 1020 just don't mix. The three platforms are usually targeting a completely different set of users. But each of these gadgets is the best of its species and that's the cross section of everything the industry has to offer at this point. ... It's not like each of those phones is only as good as its weakest spot, but it's not as straightforward either as simply praise this one's camera, that one's app store or the other one's full-HD screen. This can easily get out of control and into a three-ring circus, but we're gonna give it a try anyway.
>> Apple iPhone 5s vs. LG G2 vs. Nokia Lumia 1020: War of the worlds
GSMArena Team
GSMArena
8 October 2013
gsmarena.com
Introduction (page 1): You know what they say - three is a crowd. On a second thought though, no one here's got romance on their mind. The three-horse race has had its highs and lows, but it's the playoffs and we got a front-row seat. It's not about heroes and villains anymore, everyone's a bit of both. Each phone here will look at the other two and see the worst of both worlds. Now, can we keep a cool head and try and see the whole picture?
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Final Words (page 12):
Are these the top three phones you can get? Well they certainly are in the running, but that's not the point here. It was a panorama instead of the best the three smartphone platforms have to offer. Luckily for the three - Apple iPhone 5s, LG G2 and Nokia Lumia 1020 - they are so different that they are not really in direct competition for the same buyers. We probably don't need this disclaimer, but it was worth pointing it out. ... < Big Snip > ... Each of these three smartphones has their strengths and weaknesses, and while the best always lies ahead, these three are like a snapshot of how far the three competing OS have come and they will surely stay at the top for a while. Shame such an impressive combination of features has to be split three ways. On a second thought, thank goodness the smartphone future is multiplied by three. ###
Winners, Runners Up, and 3rd Place Summary Matrix
In the articles text the GSMArena Team compares the 3 smartphones in 13 categories and in each category picks a Winner, a Runner Up, and a 3rd Place contender. I've summarized each contender in the matrix below awarding 3 points to the Winner, 2 points to the Runner Up, and 1 point to the 3rd place contender, then totaled the points awarded. A different result would, of course be obtained if each category was weighted to suit personal preferences.
Nokia Apple
Lumia 1020 LG G2 iPhone 5S
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Exterior and Build 2 1 3
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Display 2 3 1
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Battery Life 2 3 1
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Software 1 3 2
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Benchmarks 1 2 3
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Image Galleries 2 1 1
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Video Players 2 3 1
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Music Players and Radio 2 3 1
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Loudspeaker 3 1 2
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Camera Features 3 2 1
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Still Photos: good light 3 2 1
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Still Photos: low-light 3 1 2
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Video Recording 2 1 3
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Total Points 28/39 26/39 20/39
In a follow up post I'll clip the text of each category's summary of GSMArena's justification for ranking the contenders but there is a lot of meat for each summary that I have not included and its worth a review in the original text.
- Eric - |
