Samsung's Galaxy S range has becoming one of the most popular devices and a threat device to competitor Apple's iPhone. They are highly powerful devices and offer the modern user everything they could want from a top-level smartphone. We expected to see Galaxy S3 earlier than iPhone 5, probably around April just like the Galaxy S2.
The latest upcoming range of this devices are Galaxy S 3, looks set to raise the bar higher than it ever has been in an effort to topple Apple from its throne and Apple Apple iPhone 5.The two are most of the wanted devices in 2012 so far. Would Samsung's Galaxy S 3 rules the roost this year, or will Apple's iPhone 5 retain its position as the world's favourite premium smartphone?
Engine Room
1st: Galaxy S 3: 1.4GHz Quad-Core Processor,Exynos 4212/ Exyos 4212, 1GB RAM
2nd: iPhone 5 : 1.2 to 1.5 GHz Quad-core A6 processor , 1GB RAM
As the name quad-core suggests, the processor has four cores over two but not in exile. Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has confirmed the availability of quad-core processors.
There is rumour that Apple's iPhone 5 will boast the company's next generation of architecture, with the device reportedly being outfitted with the quad-core A6 processor, which is likely be clocked around the 1.2 GHz mark. The iPhone 5 will rocking 1GB RAM.
On the other hand Samsung's Galaxy S 3 is rumoured to run on a quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, clocked at a whopping 1.4 GHz and a market leading 1GB RAM.
Storage
1st: Galaxy S 3 : 16/32/64 + SD card slot up to 32GB , 50GB dropbox
2nd: iPhone 5 : 16/32/64 GB
The handset comes in three storage capacities: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Also it has a microSD card slot for up to another 64GB of storage.
It was rumoured that Samsung was going to launch SCloud but the S3 will come with a free two-year 50GB Dropbox account, which is double the size of the One X.
The Design
Tie iPhone 5: TBA
Tie: Galaxy S3: 136 x 70.6x 8.6mm, 133g
Galaxy S3 shape is inspired by nature it sees, listens, responds, and allows you to share the greatest moments'. Samsung also has reduced the bezel size keeping the dimensions down as much as possible. Samsung's Galaxy S3 comes in two shiny plastic finishes - white and a dark blue brushed metal-effect, but it's still a plastic.
Samsung kept it traditional as the handset has a physical home button instead of soft button like one found in HTC One X, touch-sensitive keys and the plastic feel and fragile removable rear cover ( gives you access to change battery or memory card via microSD) does not give a good grip like Galaxy Nexus.
While Apple's iPhone 5 is rumoured to feature a completely different form factor to previous iPhone's. The phone is expected to have a newly designed, thinner chassis crafted from glass and metal and some parties are even muttering the possibility that Apple may choose to equip the device with a curved display!
give a tie for now
The Display
Tie: iPhone 5 :TBA
Tie: Galaxy S3: 4.8-inch, 1280x720p, Super AMOLED HD display, 309ppi
Galaxy S3 screen is gorgeous, everything appears sharp, fonts were crisp, and colours were vibrant. The one downside of the IPS is the use of a universal backlight. In a dark environment, the luminescence of the backlight is visible - appearing greyish or blueish.The Samsung Galaxy S3's Super AMOLED screen avoids this effect. It uses light-emitting pixels rather than a standard backlight, letting pixels displaying black stay perfectly dark.
Apple's iPhone 5 look set to be the biggest screened iPhone to-date, with a rumoured 4-inch display offering up a pixel density in excess of 350ppi.
The input features which might accompany Galaxy S3 include touch-sensitive controls, Corning Gorilla Glass, TouchWiz UI v4.0 or Touchwiz 5.0, accelerometer, gyro and proximity sensor. And iPhone 5 will feature like scratch-resistant glass, aluminum plate casing, oleophobic coating, accelerometer, gyro and proximity sensor.
Other rumours point to the display using advanced tech to bring its power demands down by up to 25 per cent, which will doubtless be music to the ears of most current iPhone devotees!
we give it a tie for now
Camera
1st: Galaxy S3: 8MP rear Camera, 2MP front camera LED flash
2nd: iPhone 5 : 8MP, dual-LED flash camera, 2Mp front Camera
the Galaxy S3 sports a "select your best shot" feature after taking multiple shots. The handset will automatically suggest the best image for you based on a few factors including smile detection and facial recognition. Now you can also take a picture while recording a video. Other features include contact tagging and automatic photo grouping based on who is in the picture. There is a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera also has face detection, which keeps the screen awake and from dimming if you are looking at it.
While Apple's iPhone 5 could well feature an upgrade on the 8 or 12-megapixel camera, which is currently in the iPhone 4S. It is possible that Apple may stick with the high quality sensor used in the iPhone 4S and look to improve the quality of its output with software witchcraft.
One thing that is looking likely though, is that the device will pack an improved secondary camera for some HD FaceTime action. Along with the rear-facing, rumors suggest that iPhone 5 will have a 2 megapixel front-facing camera for video chatting. Another rumor indicated that iPhone 5 will have a 3D camera.
Software
1st: Galaxy S 3: Android 4.0, TouchWiz UI
2nd: iPhone 5 : iOS 6
iPhone 5 will be using Apple's next iOS version. The device may also do away with its famous hardware Home button in favour of touch only operation.
It is possible that both devices will come equipped with NFC technology for contactless payment and data sharing and that they will both also feature contactless charging solutions.
GS3 runs on the latest Google Android version Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung has added more tweaks to its TouchWiz UI (which has always been a lighter touch than HTC Sense).
The software features include a new "Pop up Play" video function which lets you watch a video while doing other things such as surfing the Web or sending text messages. Android Beam (an NFC-based feature) has also been beefed up, now is called S Beam (You can use this to beam stuff to other phones . It uses Wi-Fi and NFC. If your friend has their Wi-Fi off, it temporarily turns their Wi-Fi on for the transfer, then turns it off and will also let you transfer large files using Wi-Fi Direct (for speeds of up to 300Mbps).
The handset has the same voice control feature found on the Galaxy Note, called S Voice (like Siri You can say to take a picture (say “Cheese!” to make it take a picture). You can configure these commands) and you can even use it to wake up your handset. Samsung has also made it part of the Ice Cream Sandwich Face Unlock feature; it now needs to see your face and hear your voice before you can unlock the handset.
Other features includes Smart Stay (Uses the front facing camera to determine if you’re looking at the phone. You can then set intervals from as little as 15 seconds, which result in a flashing eyeball in your notification bar. If it notices your eyes wander, it will dim the screen), Direct Call (Auto-dials the contact if you have their contact details or messages opens. Move the phone, the sensors kick in and the proximity sensor starts up. If your face is next to the speaker, it will dial that contact) and Smart Alert (One of the neater features, it will vibrate and flash the LED when you pick it up in your hand to say that you’ve missed a call).
Battery
1st: Galaxy S3: 2100mAh battery
2nd: iPhone 5 : Better than Li-Po 1420 mAh
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is fare better than HTC OneX, 2100mAh being enough to hold out for almost two days of light-to-medium usage. However indorder to increase any smartphone's battery life hugely, although by switch off mobile data. But then your smartphone stops being quite so smart.
On the other hand, iPhone 5 is anticipated to have a better battery when compared to the Li-Po 1420 mAh battery in iPhone 4S that gets up to 8 hours of talk time on 3G and up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM).
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