Readers who are considering buying the HTC One or the LG Nexus 4, here is a comparison of the specs and price of the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Design and Display

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a 4.7 inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution. The HTC One comes with a 4.7 inch Super LCD3 capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The LG Nexus 4 comes with 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm dimensions and weighs 139 grams. The HTC One comes with 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm dimensions and is slightly heavier, weighing 143 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a 1.5 GHz quad core Krait processor and Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset. It comes in 8 GB and 16 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The HTC One comes with a 1.7 GHz quad core Krait 300 processor and Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 chipset. It comes in 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices run on the Android platform. The LG Nexus 4 comes loaded with the 4.2 Jelly Bean, which can be upgraded to the 4.3 version of the operating system. It has 2GB of RAM. The HTC One comes loaded with 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, which can be upgraded to the 4.3 version of the operating system. It also comes with 2GB of RAM.

Camera

The LG Nexus 4 is equipped with an 8 MP primary camera with features like auto focus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP. The HTC One is equipped with a 4 MP primary camera and a 2.1 MP secondary camera.

Battery

The LG Nexus 4 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G. The HTC One comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 18 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia

The LG Nexus 48 GB variant is priced at around AU $299.95 and the 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $359.95 in Australia. The HTC One 4G LTE 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $629.95 and the 4G LTE 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $829.95 in Australia.