Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10

Samsung GS4 and HTC One
The Samsung Galaxy S4 (left) and the HTC One.
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It's been nearly nine months since the highly successful Samsung Galaxy S3 was first released in the U.S., and today, the Korean phone company officially announced its successor, the Galaxy S4, at a New York press conference.
Packed with a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera, and either a quad- or octo-core processor (depending on where you are), the GS4 is dressed to the nines with hardware goods.
So how does it stack up against its current competition? Based purely on a spec-by-spec showdown, we line up the handset with three other popular flagships, each of them on different OS platforms: Apple's iPhone 5, the HTC One, and the BlackBerry Z10.
Judge for yourselves (as we're sure you will) whether Samsung's newest device has what it takes to bring down its rivals. And if you're curious about how it stacks up against its GS3 predecessor, check out our other chart.

Spec                            Samsung Galaxy S4           Apple iPhone 5                     HTC One                     BlackBerry Z10





Operating system* Android 4.2.2 iOS 6 Android 4.1 BB10
Dimensions 5.38 x 2.71 x 0.31 inch; 4.6 ounces 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inch; 3.95 ounces 5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 inch; 5.04 ounces 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inch; 4.78 ounces
Display 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 441ppi 4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136x640 pixels, 326ppi 4.7-inch LCD; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 468ppi 4.2-inch LCD; 1,280x768 pixels, 355ppi
4G LTE Yes Yes Yes Yes
NFC Yes No Yes Yes
Rear camera and recording 13-megapixel, 1080p HD video 8-megapixel, 1080p HD video 4-megapixel (Ultrapixel), 1080p HD video 8-megapixel, 1080p HD video
Front-facing camera 2-megapixel 1.2-megapixel 2.1-megapixel 2-megapixel
Processor 1.9GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 600; or proprietary 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 5 Octa Proprietary A6 1.7GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 600 1.5GHz, dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus
Capacity 16GB, 32GB, 64GB 16GB, 32GB, 64GB 32GB, 64GB 16GB
Expandable memory Up to 64GB No No Up to 64GB
Battery 2,600mAh Not disclosed by Apple 2,300mAh 1,800mAh
Price TBA $199.99, $299.99, $399.99 U.S. pricing TBA $199 on Verizon
Carriers AT&T, Cricket, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon AT&T, Cricket, Sprint, Verizon AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Available colors Black, white Black, white Silver Black, white (Verizon only)
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At time of introduction*