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Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3: Specs Compared

September 13, 2012 by Saqib 3 Comments

Apple has finally announced the much awaited iPhone 5. This new device comes with a 4-inch screen with a 1136 x 640 resolution, LTE connectivity and Apple A6 processor that claims to be twice as fast compared with the A5 chip. This A6 chip also offers graphics performance that’s up to twice as fast as the A5, which is no doubt an improvement over previous generation of iPhone.

Now that we know the technical specs of iPhone 5, we can compare this handset with Samsung’s flagship phone – the Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is Android based handset that features 4.8-inch screen, as compared to the 4-inch screen of iPhone 5. The screen is bigger but the pixel density is 306 ppi whereas the iPhone 5 has 326 ppi.

The build quality of Galaxy S3 isn’t that great. When holding it in hands, it feels like cheap plastic is used in the manufacturing of the device. While, the iPhone 5 excels in the build quality. It uses materials that gives it a premium feel. The handset has a unibody aluminium construction that gives a premium look and feel.

Comparing both the devices storage wise, than Apple gives the choice of three storage capacity – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. You cannot add a Micro SD card in this device. While the Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with options for 16GB and 32GB. Unlike the iPhone 5, you can insert a Micro SD card up to 64GB.

The below table is a comparison between the iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy SIII. This table compares the technical specs of both the phones.

iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S3

Device Apple iPhone 5 Samsung Galaxy S3
OS iOS 6 Android 4.0.4 (ICS)
Display size 4 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density 326 ppi 306 ppi
Display tech LED-backlit IPS Super AMOLED
Processor Apple A6 1.4 GHz Exynos 4 Quad (Quad-core)
Graphics processor Apple A6 ARM Mali-400/MP4
Memory 1 GB RAM 1 GB RAM
Storage 16/32/64 GB internal memory 16/32 GB internal memory
Body Aluminium and glass Plastic
Card slot No Yes, expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB)
Rear camera 8 megapixels (3264 x 2448 pixels) 8 megapixels (3264 x 2448 pixels)
Flash LED LED
Video recording Yes, 1080p at 30fps 1920×1080 (1080p HD at 30fps)
Front camera 1.3 megapixels (720p at 30fps) 1.9 megapixels
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion 2100 mAh
Talk time 8 hours (3G) 11.60 hours
Stand-by-time 225 hours 790 hours
Browser Supports HTML, HTML5 Supports HTML, HTML5
Flash support No Yes
GPS Yes Yes
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 802.11 b, g, n, a
Headphones connector 3.5mm 3.5mm
E-book reader iBooks Google Books
Weight 3.95 oz (112 g) 4.69 oz (133 g)
Colors Black, White Black, Gray, Brown, Blue, Red, White
NFC No Yes

Apart from these technical specs, remember that app ecosystem also matters. Sometimes you may want to run a particular app, but unfortunately that app may not be available with your platform. But this happens in rare cases and mostly, there’s an app that can provide the functionality that you are looking for.

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Comments

  1. Adam says

    September 17, 2012 at 7:09 am

    Also the new S3’s have a 12mp camera not an 8mp.

    Reply
  2. Kloster says

    September 15, 2012 at 1:44 am

    Japan version (+few other countries) have dual core 1.5 Ghz and 2 GB ram.
    Rest of the world have quad core 1.4 Ghz and 1 GB ram.

    so you are both right :D

    Reply
  3. Andy says

    September 13, 2012 at 2:22 am

    Samsung S3 have 2gb of RAM

    Reply

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