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I did this type of product comparison chart for Laptops, Solid State Drives, Flash Drives and MP3 Players in the past. Dubbed them "Tourist map of Laptops" etc.

I did this type of product comparison chart for Laptops, Solid State Drives, Flash Drives and MP3 Players in the past. Dubbed them "Tourist map of Laptops" etc. The tourist thing caused some confusion, so I simply went with "comparison chart" this time. If you have suggestions for more features, let me know. Also if you have suggestions which product category to chart next. Either here on HN or on my blog: http://www.gibney.de/the_smartphone_comparison_chart http://www.gibney.de/the_smartphone_comparison_chart

cpswan 12y ago
Nice work. It makes it far too easy to see that there's still no sensible alternative to my S4 mini Duos. I'm on the lookout for a replacement for my Lenovo X230, which I got specifically because it can take 16GB RAM and has a <13" screen. It would be very helpful if the RAM slider for laptops was max RAM that they can take rather than min RAM from factory.
matttah 12y ago
Would be great to also have radio capabilities (ie 3g,4g, lte, etc.) as a filter. Looks awesome!
aw3c2 12y ago
Would you be willing to share how money this kind of site generates? I always fancied making one myself but the competition seems hard.
- no_gravity 12y ago
  Sure! Shoot me an email or meet me at #startups. I love discussing technology and entrepreneurship with like-minded people.
swimfar 12y ago
Some filter suggestions: camera resolution, year released, battery life, and OS (and version). I don't know where you're getting the info from, but these could all be pulled from gsmarena.
- userbinator 12y ago
  Removable battery would be another good filtering option.
- daveloyall 12y ago
  Physical keyboard. I only buy phones with physical keyboards. ...Hm, I haven't bought a phone in a while.
  - malexw 12y ago
    It seems like there are a lot fewer of us keyboard zealots these days. I've been hoping to see an update to my now 4-year-old HTC Desire Z. Physical keyboard, removable storage, and swappable SD cards are great - I really don't want to give any of those up. I resigned myself to getting a new Nexus device since so few apps are coming out for Android 2.3 anymore, but then they came out with that 6" monster... I really have no idea what phone to upgrade to. Nobody makes a phone I want anymore.
    - uaygsfdbzf 12y ago
      Both of you should look at the Neo900: http://neo900.org/ http://neo900.org/ It is an N900 chassis (inc keyboard) with a GTA04 motherboard plus some cool anti-spying features to isolate the LTE modem (which of course runs a proprietary OS).
- sanderjd 12y ago
  Another suggestion: OS upgrades. The best feature of the google branded or owned android lines is that the get unencumbered OS upgrades.
  - arthurcolle 12y ago
    My 2013 Moto X still hasn't gotten the Lollipop upgrade so idk if thats true... On second read I guess you didn't say "timely" upgrades
Smudge 12y ago
One thing I noticed -- the Nexus 6 actually comes in either 32GB or 64GB, but when I search based on memory/storage or on price, only the 32GB shows up. This is probably happening for other models with multiple variations. (Also, I think the price you've listed for it is just wrong -- likely due to limited supply on Amazon)
- no_gravity 12y ago
  Thanks! I aim to have all versions of a phone. I added the Nexus 6 with 64GB now. Prices come directly via the Amazon API and are refreshed daily.

cpswan 12y ago

Nice work. It makes it far too easy to see that there's still no sensible alternative to my S4 mini Duos. I'm on the lookout for a replacement for my Lenovo X230, which I got specifically because it can take 16GB RAM and has a <13" screen. It would be very helpful if the RAM slider for laptops was max RAM that they can take rather than min RAM from factory.

matttah 12y ago

Would be great to also have radio capabilities (ie 3g,4g, lte, etc.) as a filter. Looks awesome!

aw3c2 12y ago

Would you be willing to share how money this kind of site generates? I always fancied making one myself but the competition seems hard.

no_gravity 12y ago
Sure! Shoot me an email or meet me at #startups. I love discussing technology and entrepreneurship with like-minded people.

swimfar 12y ago

Some filter suggestions: camera resolution, year released, battery life, and OS (and version). I don't know where you're getting the info from, but these could all be pulled from gsmarena.

userbinator 12y ago
Removable battery would be another good filtering option.
daveloyall 12y ago
Physical keyboard. I only buy phones with physical keyboards. ...Hm, I haven't bought a phone in a while.
- malexw 12y ago
  It seems like there are a lot fewer of us keyboard zealots these days. I've been hoping to see an update to my now 4-year-old HTC Desire Z. Physical keyboard, removable storage, and swappable SD cards are great - I really don't want to give any of those up. I resigned myself to getting a new Nexus device since so few apps are coming out for Android 2.3 anymore, but then they came out with that 6" monster... I really have no idea what phone to upgrade to. Nobody makes a phone I want anymore.
  - uaygsfdbzf 12y ago
    Both of you should look at the Neo900: http://neo900.org/ http://neo900.org/ It is an N900 chassis (inc keyboard) with a GTA04 motherboard plus some cool anti-spying features to isolate the LTE modem (which of course runs a proprietary OS).
sanderjd 12y ago
Another suggestion: OS upgrades. The best feature of the google branded or owned android lines is that the get unencumbered OS upgrades.
- arthurcolle 12y ago
  My 2013 Moto X still hasn't gotten the Lollipop upgrade so idk if thats true... On second read I guess you didn't say "timely" upgrades

Smudge 12y ago

One thing I noticed -- the Nexus 6 actually comes in either 32GB or 64GB, but when I search based on memory/storage or on price, only the 32GB shows up. This is probably happening for other models with multiple variations. (Also, I think the price you've listed for it is just wrong -- likely due to limited supply on Amazon)

no_gravity 12y ago
Thanks! I aim to have all versions of a phone. I added the Nexus 6 with 64GB now. Prices come directly via the Amazon API and are refreshed daily.