iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4

As the best iOS smartphone designed and manufactured by Apple, iPhone 5 came into market this year with a big success. The current top-selling iPhone 5 is the newest, best iPhone on the planet. However, Apple keeps the 2011 iPhone 4S and the 2010 iPhone 4 around for a reason. Its siblings also feature with high-performing features and have dominated market for a long time. Now I've stacked up the specs for the iPhone 5 side by side against the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 to help determine which phone is right for you.

1. Dimensions:

The iPhone 5 is longer and significantly thinner than its identical-looking forerunners. This means that it's more comfortable to hold, and it practically disappears in a pocket. This is only accentuated by its aluminum back, on the other hand, the backs of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 are made of glass.

                        

2. Display:

While the iPhone 5 still has a Retina Display, it has a much larger screen. Unlike the 4S's 3.5-inch 960x640 Retina Display, the 5 has a 4-inch screen running at 1136x640 pixels. When you download YouTube videos on iPhone, especially iPhone 5, movies plays smoothly without pauses.

                       

2. Processor:

There are noticeable boosts of speed in each successive model. The A6 chip in the iPhone 5 is a screamer, breaking smartphone benchmark records. A6 ports a Dual Core 1.02GHz processor. On the contrary, the Apple iPhone 4S runs on 1GHz Dual-Core Apple Verizon and Apple iPhone 4 runs on 1GHz Apple A4.

3. Camera:

The camera in the iPhone 4S was a big leap ahead of the shooter in the iPhone 4. The difference between the iPhone 5 and the 4S is relatively small. Apple did improve a key area in the iPhone 5: low-light shooting.

                                                 

4. Battery life:

Specifically, Apple estimates that the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models both provide 6 hours of Internet use on 3G, whereas the iPhone 5 provides 8 hours. For the iPhone 4 and 5, Apple estimates 10 hours of Wi-Fi (and only 9 hours for the iPhone 4S). For talk time, Apple estimates 7 hours on the iPhone 4, but 8 hours of talk time on 3G for both the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5.

                         

5. Operating System:

iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new user features. Apple iPhone 4S equips with iOS 5 and iPhone 4 equips with iOS 4, now are all upgradable to iOS 6.0.

So do you splurge for the latest and greatest, or save a few bucks with Apple's older budget iPhones? So my suggestion is: If you can afford an iPhone 5, get an iPhone 5 since it is the best phone from Apple now. If not, get the best iPhone you can afford and be 100% happy with your purchase.