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iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy S II vs. Evo 3D

We compare the latest smartphone from Apple with the current Android big guns to make choosing between them a little bit easier.

Joseph Hanlon Special to CNET News
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Joseph Hanlon

The smartphone race is so much more complex than the one-horse race it was the last time Apple released an "S" version two years ago. This year has been chock-a-block with new smartphones pushing the boundaries of what we can expect our phones to do, and how fast we can expect them to do it.

If you're planning on shopping for the best and fastest new smartphone your choices will likely come down to the Apple iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Evo 3D. To help you best sort through the pros and cons of each devices, we've put together a checklist of the features in each phone you should care most about.

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Size (mm) Weight 115x58x9.3
140g
125x66x8.5
116g
126x65x12.1
170g
Screen size 3.5-inch 4.3-inch 4.3-inch
Screen tech Retina display
960x640
Super AMOLED 2
800x480
Super LCD/3D
960x540
HSPA+ 14.4Mbps DL
5.76Mbps UL
21Mbps DL
5.76Mbps UL
14.4Mbps DL
5.76Mbps UL
Processor Apple A5
Dual-core 1GHz
Exynos chipset
Dual-core 1.2GHz
Qualcomm MSM8660
Dual-core 1.2GHz
RAM 512MB 1GB 1GB
Storage 16/32/64GB 16GB 1GB + 8GB microSD
Expandable memory No Yes Yes
Camera resolution 8-megapixel 8-megapixel Dual 5-megapixel