Apple iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S III – which one is better choice?

Recently Apple launched its much awaited Smartphone iPhone 5. And it is having lots of improvements from the previous iPhone 4 and 4S. It has got bigger display, with faster CPU, support for 4G, light weight and other improvements. Are these updates make Apple iPhone 5 a better phone than Samsung Galaxy S3?

Now let us find out the difference between Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 for different parameters, so that you can select the best one.

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Price

Pricewise both phones are available in the same price range with same memory specs, except the iPhone 5 have three versions i.e. 16GB, 32GB and 64GB whereas Samsung Galaxy S3 is available only in 16GB an 32GB. So here iPhone 5 has an edge over its counter part Galaxy S3.

US Price:

Apple iPhone 5: 16GB – $199, 32GB – $299, 64GB – $399
Samsung Galaxy S3: 16GB – $199, 32GB – $249

India Price:

Apple iPhone 5: Not Available
Samsung Galaxy S3: 16GB – Rs. 34900, 32GB – Rs. 37900

Cost wise Galaxy 32 GB is available $50 cheaper than iPhone 5. What’s more Galaxy S3 can have up to 64GB additional memory using microSD.

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 5

Processor

Most important part of the Smartphone is the CPU i.e. Processor, for doing all kind of stuffs like gaming, music, videos, emails and internet.

iPhone 5: Apple A6 Processor
Galaxy S3: Dual Core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon Processor

If we believe a post from EE Times then iPhone 5’s A6 is dual-core Cortex-A15 that means it double the performance of the previous 1.5-GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 and it is around 2.0 GHz. So for the Processor wise iPhone 5 has an edge over Galaxy S3.

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 4

Screen

Screen Size: iPhone 5 – 4 inches, Galaxy S3 – 4.8 inches
Screen Type: iPhone 5 – Retina Display 1136×640, Galaxy S3 – HD Supper AMOLED 1280×720
Pixels Per Inch: iPhone 5 – 326 ppi, Galaxy S3 – 306 ppi

Size wise Galaxy S3 is bigger by .8 inch. But in terms of clarity, iPhone 5 has more pixels per inch. SO if you want bigger size Galaxy 5 is best and if want to compromise on screen size and want to have more clarity than iPhone 5 is the right choice.

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 5 (Both have unique features)

Memory

Internal Memory: iPhone 5 – 16GB/32GB/64GB, Galaxy S3 – 16GB/32GB
External Memory Support: iPhone 5 – NONE, Galaxy S3 – 64GB Additional can be added using microSD card

Galaxy S3 provides an option to add more memory through Memory Card and it can have 64Gb more through microSD Card. So if we add 64GB more to internal memory in Galaxy S3 it would become 80GB or 96GB.

Ratings: iPhone 5: 3 and Galaxy S3: 5

Internet

iPhone 5 – 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Galaxy S3 – 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 5

Camera

iPhone 5 – 08MP Rear Camera, 1.2 Front Camera
Galaxy S3 – 08MP Rear Camera, 1.9 Front Camera

Ratings: iPhone 5: 4 and Galaxy S3: 5

Video Recording

iPhone 5 – 1080p Rear Camera, 720p Front Camera
Galaxy S3 – 1080p Rear Camera, 720p Front Camera

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 5

Other Features

iPhone 5 – 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, Voice Assistant – Siri
Galaxy S3 – 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, Voice Assistant – S-Voice

Ratings: iPhone 5: 5 and Galaxy S3: 5

Overall Ratings

Feature	Apple iPhone 5	Samsung Galaxy S3
Price	5	5
Processor	5	4
Screen	5	5
Memory	3	5
Internet	5	5
Camera	4	5
Video recording	5	5
Other Features	5	5
Overall ratings	4.625	4.875

As per the overall rating, we can see that there is a very fierce competition between Apple iPhone5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 in terms of features offered by both smartphones. Overall winner in terms of rating is Samsung Galaxy S3.