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The iPhone 5, for better or for worse, is inevitably the one that all new smartphone releases will be compared to, at least for the next few months. Despite slightly underwhelming initial reviews, it's an inarguably impressive device that reaches, and in some areas exceeds, its Android-powered rivals.
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The latest major device announced in that ecosystem, the HTC One X+, comes from an OEM confronted with a similar need to make up ground on competitors like the Samsung Galaxy S III -- and it's a similarly impressive device. Here's a look at how it stacks up against Apple's latest offering.
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PC Magazine's well-publicized benchmarking results recently prompted the iPhone 5 to be dubbed the fastest smartphone in the world, blowing away even the Galaxy S III and Droid Razr M in that publication's testing.
While benchmarks should generally be taken with a grain of salt, the size of the gap between the iPhone 5 and its rivals means that it's unlikely to be a simple fluke -- and its powerful PowerVR SGX 543MP3 graphics hardware likely has...