iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S3 vs. Lumia 920: 

By the numbers

This holiday season, smartphone shoppers have a tough decision to make. The Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, and Nokia Lumia 920 are all titans in their space, and competition is fierce. We'll help you break down each phone's strengths and weaknesses to help you make your choice.

Keep in mind that since the Lumia 920 isn't yet available, we're limited to educated speculation, rather than to the side-by-side, in-the-flesh evaluation. However, we have now fully reviewed the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3. We'll still have to save the final showdown of the three for later, when we have all devices in-house. Until then, we offer up our winners so far for each major category. You don't have to agree with us, and we certainly reserve our right to change our minds when we see the phones in full, but going on the specs, here's how we feel.

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	Apple iPhone 5	Samsung Galaxy 3	Nokia Lumia 920
Operating system	iOS 6	Android 4.0	Windows Phone 8
Display	4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136x640 pixels, 326 ppi	4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED; 1,280x720 pixels, 306 ppi	4.5-inch PureMotion+ (IPS LCD); 1,280x768 pixels, 332 ppi
Price	$199.99, $299.99, $399.99	$199.99-$329.99, depending on carrier	Unannounced
Carrier	Sept. 21: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon	Now: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon	November: AT&T
4G LTE	Yes	Yes	Yes
Camera	8-megapixel, 720p front-facing	8-megapixel, 1.9-megapixel front-facing	8.7-megapixel, 1.2-megapixel front-facing
Processor	Proprietary A6 CPU	1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4	1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Memory	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	16GB or 32GB; 2GB RAM	32GB; 1GB RAM
Expandable memory	No	Up to 64GB	No
Battery	Capacity TBA (Talk time up to 8 hours on 3G); embedded	2,100 mAh, removable	2,000 mAh, embedded
NFC	No	Yes	Yes
Weight and thickness	3.95 ounces, 0.3 inches	4.7 ounces, 0.34 inches	6.5 ounces, 0.42 inches
Colors	Black, white	White, blue, red (AT&T); Also, globally: black, brown, gray	Black, white, yellow, red, gray