Samsung's flagship devices – the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 – and Apple's iPhone 5S are arguably the most popular handset/phablet devices of this year.
Google has yet to unveil the Nexus 5, which is slated to be as popular as its predecessor, the Nexus 4, by the end of this month.
If you are still waiting to buy a handset this year but can't decide which one to get, compare the specs of the Galaxy S4, Note 3, iPhone 5S, and Nexus 5 below to see which device is right for you.
For the budget-conscious, consider the Nexus 5, which is rumored to start with a price tag of $299 despite its high specs (see below).
Specs for the Samsung Galaxy S4 can be seen below:
5 inch full HD Super AMOLED 1920x 1080 display, 441 ppi
1.9 GHz quad-core processor / 1.6 GHz octa-core processor
2 GB RAM
13 Megapixel autofocus rear camera with flash / 2 megapixel frontfacing camera with full HD recording at 30 fps
2,600mAH battery up to 15.5 hours talk time
16GB, 32GB, 64GB storage
NFC, LTE connectivity
OS: Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean
Specs for Samsung Galaxy Note 3:
5.7 inch Super AMOLED display with 1920x1080 resolution
2.3GHz quad-core 800 CPU processor in LTE variant/ 1.9GHz Exynos octa-core CPU in 3G variant
3GB RAM
13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash with full HD 1080p 60fps video/2 megapixel front-facing camera
3200mAh battery
32GB, 64GB storage with microSD slot
S Pen
NFC, LTE connectivity
OS: Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean
Specs for the iPhone 5S are as follows:
4-inch retina display, 1136x640 pixel resolution 326 ppi
A7 chip with 64-bit architecture
M7 motion coprocessor
8 megapixel camera with 1.5µ pixels, true tone flash / 1.2 megapixel Facetime camera with 720p HD video recording
Built in fingerprint sensor
Lithium-ion battery, up to 10 hours talk time
16GB, 32GB, 64GB storage
LTE connectivity
OS: iOS 7
Nexus 5 rumored specs:
5 inch display with 1080x1920p resolution
2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor
2GB RAM
8 mega-pixel rear camera/1.3 megapixel frontfacing camera
2300mAh battery
16 GB, 32 GB storage
NFC, LTE connectivity
OS: Android 4.4 KitKat
