HTC vs Apple: Will HTC One X Outshine iPhone 4S?

The HTC Series, including One X, will soon be released by the Taiwanese mobile major. This time, the company has taken the plunge in offering striking camera features and the amazing Beats audio. The Beats audio will ensure a realistic sound experience and a better sound quality in the smartphone.

On the other hand, the iPhone 4S has reached a major milestone with its finest features like Siri and iCloud. Moreover, Apple is likely to bring its next-generation iPhone to users. Not surprisingly, the two tech giants will face tough competition. The release of HTC One X could deal a killer blow to the stunning iPhone 4S.

Check out how both the power-packed smartphones stack up:

[1] Display

HTC One X flaunts the Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with a whopping resolution of 1280x720 pixels at 312 pixels per inch (ppi). The 4.7-inch device will portray the latest HTC Sense 4.0 User Interface.

The gorgeous iPhone 4S boasts of a Retina display with LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen. The 3.5-inch multi-touch display screen comes with a resolution of 960x640 pixels at 326 ppi. It incorporates the fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating.

[2] Processor

HTC One X will be powered by Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset and 1.5 GigaHertz Quad-core CPU.

Apple's iPhone 4S features 1 GigaHertz Cortex A9 Dual-core CPU and A5 chipset. The GPU includes PowerVR SGX543MP2 which supports powerful graphics.

[3] Camera

HTC's One X touts the 8-megapixel rear-shooter with a resolution of 3264x2448 pixels. It sports features like autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. The HTC Sense 4.0 UI enables the camera to take the shot in just 0.7 seconds. The latest super fast auto-focus will allow in capturing unlimited shots by just holding the shutter button. It has a front-facing camera of 1.3-megapixels for video calling and offers HD video recording of 1080p.

In comparison, the iPhone 4S has an 8-megapixel iSight camera with autofocus, Touch focus, face detection, video geo-tagging and LED flash. It provides the full HD video recording of 1080p with video stabilisation. It includes a VGA camera of 480p suitable for video calling.

[4] Operating System

HTC One X will run on the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

In contrast, the iPhone 4S runs on Apple's iOS 5 which can be upgraded to iOS 5.1 operating system.

[5] Connectivity

Both the devices include Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology. HTC One X will support Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot. It will come with the most interesting Near Field Communication (NFC) feature. Its speed includes HSDPA 21 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps.

The WLAN features of iPhone 4S include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi hotspot. Its speed contains HSDPA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 5.8 Mbps.

[6] Storage

HTC One X will have an internal storage of 32 GB and 1 GB RAM although, only 26 GB will be available for users.

On the other hand, iPhone 4S bumps with 16 GB/32 GB/64 GB internal storage and 512 MB RAM.

[7] Battery

HTC One X will have a Standard Li-Po 1800 mAh battery.

The iPhone 4S comprises the Li-Po 1432 mAh Standard battery. It offers stand-by time of up to 200 hours in 2G and 3G devices and talk time of up to 14 hours, 8 hours in 2G and 3G respectively.