So it seems apple finally ran out of new features to cram into their phone, and so they did what anyone would do after looking at HTCs latest line of electronic bricks: not only did they made the screen bigger, but they also marketed their bigger battery (that gives us 6% less charge than the 4S). However, that doesn’t detract from the fact that it is extremely user-friendly. Probably the biggest thing it has going for it in the face of the competition like the Galaxy.

Operating System: iOS, Screen size 4″, Screen size 4, Battery Life 8 hrs/1700mAh, Rear Camera 8MP, Front Camera 720 p, RAM Memory 1 GB, Data 16/32/64 GB/Price (per memory) $199/$299/$399

Samsung Galaxy S3

Definitely the biggest competitor for the iPhone 5 so far. It’s available on multiple carriers, has 4G LTE Capability, a good 5.4×2.8 inch shatterproof screen, and the same price as the iPhone 5, $200 for 16GB plan across the four major US networks. The tech blog cnet.com gave it a four out of five overall and it has about the same battery as the iPhone 5 overall, and twice as much RAM.

Operating System: Android 4.0, Screen size: 4.8″, Battery Life: 10 hrs/2100mAh, Rear Camera: 8MP, Front Camera: 2MP, RAM Memory: 2 GB, Data: 16/32 GB, Price (per memory): $199/$249

Droid Razr Maxx

It is definitely the best overall, a vast improvement over the battery of the HTC One X, and the processor is the same. It’s pretty much all we’ve come to expect from a Droid smartphone. Good processor, good pictures, good-sized screen, twelve hour battery, and just a good all around phone.

Operating System: Android 4.0, Screen Size: 4.7″, Battery Life: 12hrs/2500mAh, Rear Camera: 8MP, Front Camera: 1.3MP, RAM Memory: 1 GB, Data: 16 GB, Price: $149

Nokia Lumia 920

The key to this phone is its amazing 8.7 mp camera, complete with dual flash. Literally a “camera phone.” It is also the heaviest phone here and the battery is capable of 17 hours of talk time and web surfing. With the new Windows Phone 8 operating system, a huge 16 GB of RAM, and a massive 17 hour battery, surfing the web on your phone just got a lot easier.

Operating System: Windows Phone 8, Screen Size: 4.5″, Battery Life: 17hrs/3500mAh, Rear Camera: 8.7 MP, Front Camera: 1.3MP, RAM Memory: 16 GB, Data: 32 GB, Price: $99 (with 2-year AT&T contract)