Amazon Fire Phone vs. iPhone 5S vs. Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One M8

Amazon unveiled its highly-anticipated Fire Phone Wednesday.

The phone comes equipped with four front-facing 3D cameras that help enable its "dynamic perspective" head-tracking features.

The Fire Phone has some flashy features, but it's also a lot different from other flagship handsets. Check out the chart, below, to see exactly how it stacks up to the iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One m8.

	Amazon Fire Phone	iPhone 5S	Samsung Galaxy S5	HTC One m8
Screen Size	4.7 inches	4 inches	5.1 inches	5 inches
Resolution	1,280 x 720	1,136 x 640	1,920 x 1,080	1080 x 1920
Dimensions	5.5" x 2.6" x 0.35"	4.87" x 2.31" x 0.30"	5.59" x 2.85" x 0.31"	5.76" x 2.78" x 0.37"
Weight	5.64 ounces	3.95 ounces	5.11 ounces	5.64 ounces
Mobile Operating System	Fire OS 3.5.0 (Android)	iOS 7.1	Android KitKat (4.4)	Android KitKat (4.4)
Processor	2.2GHz quad-core processor	A7 chip with 64-bit architecture with M7 motion coprocessor	2.5GHz Quad core application processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.3GHz processor
Battery Life	Up to 22 hours talk time	Up to 10 hours talk time (3G)	Up to 29 hours talk time	Up to 20 hours talk time
Storage Space	32, 64GB	16, 32, 64GB	16, 32GB + microSD slot (up to 128GB)	16, 32GB + microSD slot (up to 128GB)
Camera	13MP rear, 2.1MP front	8MP rear, 1.2MP front	16MP rear, 2MP front	4MP rear, 5MP front
Other sensors	3Dynamic Perspective sensor system with invisible infrared illumination, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor	Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Fingerprint identity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture, Fingerprint, Heart Rate Sensor	Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Price	$199 (32GB), $299.99 (64GB), $27/month for 24 months (AT&T only), $649(32Gb, unlocked)	$199 (16GB), $299(32GB), $399(64GB)	$199.99 (AT&T, US Cellular, Verizon) $27/month for 24 months (Sprint), $27.50/month for 24 months (T-Mobile), $649 (MetroPCS)	$199.99 (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon)
Carrier	AT&T	AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, US Cellular, Metro PCS	AT&T, Verizon and T-mobile

LG G3 reportedly outselling Samsung Galaxy S5

The recently launched LG G3 smartphone has been selling like hot cakes in its parent country South Korea, where it started selling from May 28.

According to a reports the LG G3 sold more than 100 thousand units within five days of its launch. It has become the fastest selling LG device ever.

According to a different news report, the LG G3 has been selling around 25,000 to 30,000 units per day while its competitor the Samsung Galaxy S5 sold around 7,000 to 8,000 units per day during the launch week. So, the LG G has outperformed its rival the Galaxy S5 in home market.

LG G3 versus Samsung Galaxy S5 is seen as battle between two titans from the same land–South Korea. Launched on May 27, LG G3 is the successor to the company’s well-received LG G2. LG G3 comes with a 5.5-inch Quad HD display with 538ppi with four times the resolution of HD and almost two times higher resolution than a Full HD display.

The device sports a 13-megapixel OIS+ (Optical Image Stabiliser Plus) camera with a laser auto focus that can shoot sharp images in a fraction of the time required by conventional phone cameras. It has polished metallic skin on the rear cover that is lightweight and fingerprint-proof.

Samsung Galaxy S5 coming in April: Release date and rumours

Samsung is set to unveil its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 this April.

Unlike the S4 which looks and feels pretty much like its predecessor, Samsung says the Galaxy S5 will feature a new design, a new screen and construction that will feel different.

Speaking to Bloomberg at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung Executive Vice President for Mobile Lee Young Hee admits the S4 may not have been as big a hit as the the S3 because it didn’t feel different.

Samsung takes a new approach with the S5, “For the S5, we will go back to the basics. Mostly, it’s about the display and the feel of the cover,” Lee Young Hee said.

The South Korea-based tech giant is tight lipped about the innovations built-into the S5. Lee Young Hee says Samsung is looking into eye scanners but made no commitments about its future, “we are studying the possibility but can’t really say whether we will have it or not on the S5.”

While the S4 has eye tracking technology that knows when a user is looking at his or her phone, an eye scanner could be used as a security feature to unlock the phone - giving the S5 something similar to the fingerprint scanner Apple added to its iPhone 5S last fall.

The S5 could feature a curved display, similar to that seen on the Samsung Galaxy Round (available only in Korea) and fellow-South Korean rival LG’s G Flex which it is launching globally at CES 2014. Last year in Vegas the company showed off smartphone prototypes with displays that bend at an angle for ticker-like notifications even while the phone is off.

There is also speculation that Samsung is working on a premium aluminum phone, veering away from the cheap, plasticky build that has become its trademark. At the very least we will see the faux leather back plate (as seen on this artist rendering by Ivo Maric posted on Concept-phone.com) that made its way to new Samsung devices since the launch of the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA in Berlin last October.

Like the Note 3, the Galaxy S5 will come paired with a smart watch - an updated version of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch also unveiled in Berlin last October. Iteration number 2 of the Samsung Smartwatch will be less bulky and will add on a host of new fitness tracking features. Lee Young Hee says the device will measure calories, your heart rate and event stress levels. - Rappler.com