In this article, we have done generic comparisons between two latest releases worldwide – Apple’s new iPhone 5 and Samsung’s new Galaxy S3 smartphones.

1. Ambitious Battle between 2 smartphone Titans
Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3
In this article, we have done generic comparisons between two latest releases worldwide –
Apple’s new iPhone 5 and Samsung’s new Galaxy S3 smartphones.
Recently iPhone 5 has been released and after this release by Apple, the main concern around
the world was to compare it with recent release of Samsung’s – Galaxy S3.
Samsung Galaxy S3 was released in May, 2012 and it has proved itself extremely successful
worldwide. Till date, it has already crossed sales of 10 million devices and made itself as the
fastest selling Samsung smartphone compared to its predecessors that include Galaxy S and
S2.
Both the devices are trendy and loaded with latest features useful for carrying out many
activities on the move. Nowadays, smartphones support different useful business mobile

2. applications that help many business users to monitor and manage their business activities
from their mobile devices.
Considering different factors for comparing both of the most popular devices –
1] Design and Display
iPhone 5 is 7.6mm thick with metal casing and non-removable battery while Galaxy S3 is
8.3mm thick with a plastic casing and removable battery.
Apple has tried its best to make its new iPhone5 device as thin as possible. While Samsung’s
S3 has all plastic finish and they have used ultra-thin back cover. Also, it is larger and wider
than that of iPhone 5.
Talking about the display of both the devices – iPhone 5 is featured with 4in IPS and resolution
of 1136 x 640, while Samsung Galaxy S3 features 4.8in Super AMOLED screen with a
resolution of 1280 x 720.
2] Camera
iPhone 5 features 8MP camera along with LED flash. It is said that lots of improvements are
being done to camera of this device compared to the previous iPhone versions. It now offers
impressive looking Panorama mode where users just need to tap and pan to automatically
create a new image. This Panorama mode feature keeps full size image and it has the ability to
combine many pictures into one 28MP picture. Also, now camera works 40% faster with better
low-light performance and enhanced image stabilization for video. Moreover, the front facing
camera is now an HD FaceTime camera.
Samsung Galaxy S3 has 8MP sensor and includes features like image stabilization, touch
focus, 1080p video capture and LED flash.
3] Power and Connectivity
iPhone 5 includes 1GB RAM along with A6 processor and Power TBC while Galaxy S3
includes 1GB RAM with Quad-core 1.4GHz and it uses an impressive Exynos 4412.
The new iPhone 5 does not connect with 30-pin connector that is used in iPods, iPad, and other
iPhone devices. It is being introduced with new 8-pin connector, no microSD, and no
microSIM. This will be little problematic as this new iPhone will not be compatible with
current available iPhone docking accessories. But Apple does offer a connector that bridges
between old 30-pin socket and a new 8-pin one. While Samsung Galaxy S3 supports
microUSB, microSD, and microSIM.
Samsung Galaxy S3 or iPhone 5?

3. Features and specifications wise both of the devices can be considered at the same level. The
final decision of choosing between the two totally depends on the user’s choice. Also, user can
select on the basis of their Operating System that are – iOS or Android.
The offerings by Apple and Samsung in their new gadgets are undoubtedly attracting millions
of people worldwide. It will also raise the demand of iPhone developers as well as Android
developers. Moreover, the growing demand and adoption of mobility is also growing the
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