Superphone Round-Up: Samsung, HTC, LG and More

Name: Superphone Round-Up: Side-By-Side Look at Top Smartphones from Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and Nokia
Brand: Superphone

by Jennifer Johnson — Friday, August 16, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT

The smartphone market is ever changing, with manufacturers constantly trying to one-up the other. Still, three of the top phones mentioned in this article have been available for a couple months and they’re still among the best Android handsets on the market today both in terms of hardware specification, unique software features and usability.

Just comparing a specification chart of the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and LG Optimus G Pro, it may be hard to choose from one phone over the other unless your wireless carrier narrows the choice for you. Each of these phones have their individual strengths and weaknesses and we’ve tried to point them out in this round-up. At the end of the day, you’ll have to decide which of these software features is most important to you.

As always, we’re excited to get our hands on the upcoming Motorola X and the LG G2, both of which look like impressive phones in terms of user experience. Stay tuned for more details on each of these phones once we get some hands-on time with them.

To wrap things up, we’d like to provide a quick summary of the greatest strengths and weaknesses of the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and LG Optimus G Pro:

HTC One	Samsung Galaxy S 4	LG Optimus G Pro

Attractive full-metal unibody design HTC BoomSound Sense Voice	Proximity and gesture sensor controls Multi Window support Widest carrier availability	One of the best phablets currently available QSlide multitasking VR Panorama

No user replaceable battery No microSD card slot	Plastic design gives it a cheaper look	Exclusively available through AT&T Size is too big for some users

Tags: Nokia, Motorola, Android, smartphone, HTC One, LG Optimus G Pro, Moto X, Lumia 1020, Samsung Galaxy S 4

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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