Apple and Samsung appear to be the only two companies generating decent profit from their smartphones. Report on Business takes a look at the specs on some mobile devices.
Open this photo in gallery: Samsung's new Galaxy S III phone. This is Samsung’s latest smartphone model, which the company plans to promote heavily during the 2012 Olympics in London.
Operating system: Andriod 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Display: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED (1280 x 720)
Camera: 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.9-megapixel front camera
Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 133 g
Additional features: The device can recognize a user’s voice, and is capable of running on a 4G network. The phone can also use a number of Google Mobile Services, such as YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Navigation.
Source: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s media release for Galaxy S III phone Bebeto Matthews/The Associated Press
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Open this photo in gallery: An iPhone4S is seen at Apple's flagship retail store in San Francisco, California.
Operating system: iOS 5
Display: 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display; 960 x 640 pixel resolution
Camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera, video recording
Dimensions: 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Weight: 140 g
Additional features: The iPhone 4S features the dual-core Apple 5 processor chip. Compatible with the iCloud system that allows users to share content between all of their Apple devices.
Source: Apple Inc. website ROBERT GALBRAITH/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: A user holds the BlackBerry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry 7 OS devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. Research in Motion Inc. is currently trying to drum up enthusiasm for its upcoming Blackberry 10 operating system.
Operating system: BlackBerry 7 OS
Display: 2.8-inch (diagonal) screen size, VGA 640 X 480 resolution, 24-bit display
Camera: 5-megapixel camera, capable of HD video recording
Dimensions: 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
Weight: 130 g
Additional features: Thirty-five key backlit keyboard and optical trackpad.
Source: BlackBerry website MARK BLINCH/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: A customer looks at smartphones behind a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 on display at a registration desk at South Korean mobile carrier KT's headquarters in Seoul.
Operating system: Android 3.1 Honeycomb
Display: 10.1-inch display size, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
Camera: 2.0MP AF back camera with LED Flash, 2.0MP front camera
Dimensions: 175.3 x 256.7 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 565 g
Memory: 16GB
Additional features: Battery has up to 9 hours of video playback time, and 72 hours of music playback time.
Source: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. website JO YONG-HAK/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: Customers look at a table which displays Apple's new iPad 4G-ready tablet computers at one of their stores in Paris.
Operating system: iOS 5
Display: 9.7-inch (diagonal) screen size, 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution
Camera: 5-megapixel iSight camera
Dimensions: 241.2 x 185.7 X 9.4 mm
Weight: 652 g
Memory: Available up to 64 GB
Additional features: Battery will last up to 10 hours of Internet browsing, watching video or listening to music.
Source: Apple Inc. website CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: A customer holds a Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet computer in Fairfax, Virginia.
Operating system: OS 2.0
Display: 7-inch screen, 1024 x 600 screen resolution
Camera: 3-megapixel front camera, 5-megapixel rear camera
Dimensions: 194 x 130 x 10 mm
Weight: 425 g
Memory: up to 64 GB available
Additional features: Stereo speakers and microphones, built-in support for HTML5.
Source: BlackBerry website © Larry Downing / Reuters/Reuters
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