With prices dropping on the old Apple devices, readers looking for a good smartphone this holiday season can consider the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5. Here is a price and specs comparison between the two devices.

Design and Display

The iPhone 4S comes with a 3.5 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 960 pixels resolution. The iPhone 5 comes with a 4.0 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The iPhone 4S comes with 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm dimensions and weighs 140 grams. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and weighs 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The iPhone 4S comes with a 1 GHz dual core Cortex A9 processor with Apple A5 chipset. The device comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants with no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPhone 5 comes with a 1.3 GHz dual core Swift processor with the Apple A6 chipset. The device also comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants with no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices run on the iOS platform and can be upgraded to the latest iOS 7 operating system. The iPhone 4S comes with 512 MB of RAM where as the iPhone 5 comes with 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The iPhone 4S comes with an 8 MP primary camera with features like auto focus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera. The iPhone 5 also comes with an 8 MP primary camera; the device comes with a better 1.2 MP secondary camera.

Battery

The iPhone 4S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1432 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G. The iPhone 5 comes with a slightly better non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G.

For readers who are considering the Samsung Galaxy Round, touted to be the world's first smartphone with a curved display, click here to read the comparison between the device and the iPhone 5.

Price in Australia

The iPhone 4S 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $689.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95. The iPhone 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $779.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $789.95. The prices are only an indication and may vary as many stores in Australia are offering good deals on the devices.