Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: All rise

25 October 2012
When we review phones we try to put them in context, and tie everything up with a snapshot of the market and the closest alternatives. Now, we usually keep droids and iPhones separate because honestly they just don’t mix. But every now and then...

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  • rajesh
  • t}A
  • 26 Dec 2012

Apple .s3 both sucks........blackberry is better option for qwerty.......nokia rockkkksssss in touch

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    • Jm
    • vj1
    • 25 Dec 2012

    For me, iPhone is a very useful phone for me, accepted that S3 has the higher spec than iP5, but thats not the issue, iP5's user friendly functions stays the same while other brands keeps on struggling to make a difference, but could anybody tell me from which they (other brands) copy the general idea of design and function they are buildin now? haha, from Apple iPhone isnt it?

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      • theone17
      • tVr
      • 25 Dec 2012

      iphone is better in some specs..
      and so do the s3..
      i own s3 and probably the best phone out there when it comes out..
      trust me i crave for root and installed custom rom many times before jelly bean is out..
      the only thing i disappointed with is the google playstore developer..
      ios apps is lot way better than the android apps..

      for regular usage and a phone itself..
      iphone5 over s3
      - iphone lte is the fastest yet
      - gaming (proven by benchmarking)
      - easy tapp to access apps
      - brighter screen
      - better battery life (since s3 using quad-core and complicated processes for android)
      - updated apps in ios
      - better camera
      - faster processor (for ios)
      - multiple choices of accessories (incompatible with 4/4s)
      - high quality of material

      s3 over iphone 5
      - cool features (all of these are in the motion setting)
      - better camera 'options'
      - nfc
      - bluetooth to all phone (stock iphone 5 can't do this unless it's jailbroken)
      - bigger screen with 306 ppi
      - more in calling 'options' (equalizer)
      - does not depends more on kies
      - much more suitable for completing wording task and so on (wider keyboard in the screen)

      that's all i can think off..
      let's just say you can't get all the features in both phone..
      but try to find the best phone suits your lifestyle..

      as for me, gaming is my leisure. and iphone 5 could be better in handling that task.

      sources for benchmarking: http://www.zdnet.com/benchmarking-the-iphone-5-7000006045/

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        • josh
        • XHg
        • 23 Dec 2012

        mawkli, 17 Dec 2012what about smart stay? its a really great option in the s3 ... moreTo bad they never compared the ios on both of these in great detail. Aldoe the sgs is more wide open to to editing and customing by the user, its slower and lacks protection from unwanted programs( viruses). I must say that both phones are great, but the winner is to be judged by the beholder themselves instead of anothers review.

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          • AnonD-91497
          • Sr{
          • 20 Dec 2012

          Ive seen both smart phones iPhone 5-Samsung Galaxy S3,Both Are Amazing But To be Real ive Liked iPhone 5 more.Better Camera Since I use it A Lot Same To Web Browsing (At Speed And Battery)In Adittion To That ,I Liked ios6 More Than Android Jelly Bean.Also The Design is Better.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4wA
            • 20 Dec 2012

            The Iphone on ATT&t's network is the best smartphone available in my opinion. The S3 is so big it felt like i had a brick in my pocket. the Iphone is a jewel and is the single best selling phone, not a line of phones just a singular phone. the S3 has some cool features but to be honest some people just want to make a call and not need to spend hours getting used to a phone. Besides Itunes kills any other media format out there

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              • noelchavez
              • K7g
              • 20 Dec 2012

              Iphone is the best for me.no matter what happened,i will not change my mind because i really really trusted apple for the good quality and good performance...

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                • Dave
                • v64
                • 19 Dec 2012

                Anonymous, 18 Dec 2012well u should try one.. mine works perfectly!I have ued both galaxy s3 and iPhone 5 . I had two S3's and on both smart stay only worked occasionally. I sold the s3 as I had a lot of trouble with getting a signal in the areas I go to and where I live. The iPhone 5 gets a much stronger signal but has terrible battery life , where the s3 had great battery life. I will keep using iPhone but what I would love is if someone could combine the best features of both these phones and make one super phone. That would be a phone I would be happy to pay a lot of money for!!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • wrk
                  • 19 Dec 2012

                  Used to have both.. But finally sold the sgs as i rarely using it.

                  I personaly prefer iPhone 5 smaller screen & iOS apps over android, from official (facebook iOS vs facebook android) to 3rd party (i just love tweetbot). And already bought lots of apps on iTunes store.

                  As for spec, clearly samsung's better deal (bigger screen, microsd, microusb, removable battery), oh and NFC! i never use s-beam, but i do have some NFC tags sticking useless ever since i sold them.

                  I also agree with one of the comment, apple tend to stop innovating the iPhones, awesome screen and keep getting thinner won't be enough.
                  And they keep making it harder and harder to jailbreak, while it's good for preventing piracy, but many power user just can't do enough with non jailbroken device.. oh how i miss iFile and openSSH already, not to mention bunch of usefull tweaks on cydia..

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                    • Anonymous
                    • P4A
                    • 18 Dec 2012

                    well u should try one.. mine works perfectly!

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                      • Dave
                      • v64
                      • 17 Dec 2012

                      mawkli, 17 Dec 2012what about smart stay? its a really great option in the s3 ... moreAnd some jerks still think smart stay works !!

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                        • mawkli
                        • 6kM
                        • 17 Dec 2012

                        what about smart stay? its a really great option in the s3

                        lets get things clear here...in this test.

                        iphone 5 ( 3 wins)
                        galaxy s3 (5 WINS)
                        TIE (5 times)

                        and some jerks still say that the iphone is better...

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                          • ABAUSM
                          • puh
                          • 17 Dec 2012

                          Always hated apple to the core of my heart. Things are changed,many companies have laid an excellent foudation of mobiles in the world,not including apple. So samsung and nokia rocks due to their accurate performance.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nEB
                            • 17 Dec 2012

                            Lenn, 09 Dec 2012Galaxy 3 blows Iphone 5 out of the water. Maybe next year t... moreGood point. Except for an app called bump which has been around for about 4 years now.

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                              • Bestonyche
                              • fmV
                              • 16 Dec 2012

                              Sumsun S3 RULES. Ts all clear here. Even a blind man can see it. Kkkkkkkkkk!!
                              Bravooooooooo Sumsung!!*

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                                • Anonymous
                                • n5y
                                • 15 Dec 2012

                                Bigger screen is not an edge in my book, I prefer iPhone5's screen any day. It all comes down to personal preference.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • utG
                                  • 14 Dec 2012

                                  samsung s3 is mobile of the year i phone always sucks infront of samsung

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                                    • Amanat Dhillon
                                    • uvY
                                    • 14 Dec 2012

                                    IPhone 4s is better than s3

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                                      • AnonD-89243
                                      • Hxh
                                      • 14 Dec 2012

                                      I phone 5 is better than samsung galaxy s 3 I bought I phone and samsung s3 iphone is better

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                                        • Dave
                                        • 7sH
                                        • 13 Dec 2012

                                        alex, 11 Dec 2012Really well im a Samsung fanboy welcome to my world where S... moreThere really should be some reasonable level of IQ required to post on this forum.