Samsung Galaxy S3 versus iPhone 5s
Yes, I also think you should go for the Samsung Galaxy S III. Aside from the fact that it is much cheaper, it is more flexible compared to iPhones. With the Samsung Galaxy S III, you can share your photos with other Android phones while with the iPhone 5s, you are stuck with another iOS device. Anyway, here are the specifications of both Smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy S III is a 4G Smartphone operating on 2G, 3G, and 4G network bands using GSM, HSPA, and LTE technologies. It was unveiled to the public and released on September 2012. It measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 millimeters and weighs 131 grams. It uses micro-SIM card. It has Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 16M colors at 720 x 1280 pixels screen resolution.
It supports multi-touch protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2 with TouchWiz UI. It ships with either Android 4.1.1 or 4.3 Jelly Bean upgradable to Android 4.4.4 KitKat powered by Exynos 4412 Quad chipset, Quad Core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, and Mali-400MP4 GPU. It supports microSD expandable up to 64 GB. It runs on 2 GB RAM with 16 GB internal storage.
The primary camera supports 8 megapixels with f/2.6, LED flash, and autofocus featuring 1/3″ sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, and face and smile detection and can record video in 1080p at 30 fps. The secondary camera supports 1.9 megapixels with f/2.6 and can record video in 720p at 30 fps.
It has 3.5-millimeter jack featuring active noise cancellation with dedicated mic support; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, and hotspot support; Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, EDR, and aptX support; GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS support; NFC; and microUSB 2.0 with MHL TV-out and USB Host support. It has built-in accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer, and proximity sensors. The preinstalled web browser supports HTML with Adobe Flash support.
It doesn’t support Java. It runs on removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery with standby time up to 580 hours on 2G, 390 hours on LTE, and 510 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 16 hours on 2G and 11 hours on 3G. It is available in sapphire black and titanium gray colors.
The Apple iPhone 5s is a 4G Smartphone operating on 2G, 3G, and 4G network bands using GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, and LTE technologies. It was unveiled to the public and released on September 2013. It measures 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 millimeters and weighs 112 grams.
It uses nano-SIM card. It has an LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 16M colors at 640 x 1136 pixels screen resolution. It supports multi-touch protected by Corning Gorilla Glass with oleophobic coating. It runs on iOS 7 upgradable to iOS 10.1 powered by Apple A7 chipset, Dual Core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) processor, and PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) GPU.
It doesn’t support microSD. It runs on 1 GB DDR3 RAM with internal storage available in the following capacities: 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB. The primary camera supports 8 megapixels with f/2.2, 29mm, dual LED flash (dual tone), and autofocus. The primary camera features geo-tagging, 1/3″ sensor size, 1.5 µm pixel size, touch focus, face and smile detection, and HDR (photo/panorama).
The primary camera can record video in 1080p at 30 fps and 720p at 120 fps. The secondary camera supports 1.2 megapixels with f/2.4 and 31mm and can record video in 720p at 30 fps with face detection, HDR, and FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular.
It has 3.5-millimeter jack featuring 16-bit/44.1kHz audio and active noise cancellation with dedicated mic support; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with dual-band and hotspot support; Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP support; GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS support; and USB 2.0 reversible connector. It doesn’t have FM radio. It has built-in fingerprint, proximity, compass, accelerometer, and gyro sensors. The pre-installed Safari browser supports HTML5.
Java is not supported. It runs on non-removable 5.92 Wh Li-Po 1560 mAh battery with standby time up to 250 hours both on 2G and 3G. Talk time is up to 10 hours both on 2G and 3G. It is available in space gray, gold, and white/silver colors.
