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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  • x69
  • 05 Dec 2012

I switched from iPhone 5 to Galaxy S3, do i regret switching? No, not at all.
I am ver satisfied with the S3. So many customizations you can do and i think it is a better phone overall. iOS was my favorite OS not until i switched to Android. It was a bit complicated at first as iOS is a very user friendly OS but once i got the hang of it, Android is also a better OS than iOS, in my opinion. We all have different preferences and we all have our own choices. Walk in to a store and try both phones. :D

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    • AnonD-81031
    • v0q
    • 04 Dec 2012

    the score came out as 10-8 in favor of S3.

    well, in my opinion, i think that the S3 is better because of it being open source, bigger screen and more affordable and easier to get and find accessories, but when it comes to the build quality, i think I like the iPhone 5 more, I dont like phones that feel too plastic plus the camera on the iphone 5 is reall better than the S3. But the S3 does have burst shot mode.

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      • Tac last hero
      • 0wq
      • 04 Dec 2012

      i think apple did a great job 2 the world ,a word 2 the wise is enough

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        • baskar
        • PFH
        • 04 Dec 2012


        iPhone is best phone in the world

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          • hexer
          • t7X
          • 04 Dec 2012

          i will not look for any other phones because i love my Samsung Galaxy S3 forever. . :-P

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            • dean
            • 5i4
            • 03 Dec 2012

            Apple pulled off a small miracle and the iPhone 5 can surf the web over Wi-Fi for 10 hours straight, while the Galaxy S III last "only" 6 and a half hours.

            HOW IS TESTED. WITH BRIGHTNESS ON 0. ALL FUNCTIONS SET TO OFF. HOW IS TESTED. WITH BRIGHTNESS ON 0. ALL FUNCTIONS SET TO OFF.
            Nowhere says HOW they have tested. BECAUSE surfing can be used in 100 different ways.


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              • AnonD-63234
              • uEB
              • 01 Dec 2012

              Dave, 28 Nov 2012Completely agree with you , I have been using both these ph... morenicely wise answer XD

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                • unhappy iPhone user
                • 3xK
                • 01 Dec 2012

                I've been using apple products since the last three years and was very happy when I got my iPhone 5 ... but this didn't last long ...the battery life , the phone material ( scratches and color change ) plus once u restore a battery back up it be becomes very slow ..... and if u switch the 3g on and open safarI , YouTube the phone heats up ...... really sorry for Apple as I believe people will start changing to different brands.....that's what I might do mainly because of the battery

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                  • paras
                  • rJB
                  • 29 Nov 2012

                  IPhone is best phone in the worlds! My Manny friends have i phones i love you iphone

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                    • Dave
                    • v64
                    • 28 Nov 2012

                    Diqse, 28 Nov 2012Why cant we all just choose the phone we want and keep it t... moreCompletely agree with you , I have been using both these phones for a while now and while I like them both neither is perfect. What surprises me is that probably about ninety percent of the comments in this forum are complete rubbish.

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                      • Diqse
                      • N9@
                      • 28 Nov 2012

                      Why cant we all just choose the phone we want and keep it that way?
                      Afterall it's not mandatory for us to stick to one product. Everyones got different taste in the phone they want, honestly i dont see where the hatred is coming from.
                      Its like u guys are getting paid or something. If u like i-phone then go for it, if u like android, no problem. If u like windows phone, be my guest even if u are into balckberry then go for it.
                      After all thats why we have options.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • m1P
                        • 27 Nov 2012

                        AnonD-81999, 26 Nov 2012i phone cannot be beaten by any other phones in this world ... moreThey've copied eachother, the iPhone 5 isn't the best, and you are a fanboy.

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                          • AnonD-71419
                          • fuZ
                          • 26 Nov 2012

                          AnonD-81999, 26 Nov 2012i phone cannot be beaten by any other phones in this world ... moredo this, visit any hot website that you know that publishes tech news and if they got the hot phones session look at it and compare S3'monster' to ip5 and consider how popular iphones used to be and consider that it(ip5) was produced lately in sept while s3 is older but still rocks. what else do you want? a fairly tale??????

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                            • AnonD-81999
                            • 2Tc
                            • 26 Nov 2012

                            i phone cannot be beaten by any other phones in this world samsung phones are the copy of i phone softwares i phone cannot be beaten

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 3Ax
                              • 26 Nov 2012

                              I have S3 for last two and half month and it never let me down, baterry is exelent, last me all day with full use of video and music. sound quality is excelent amd camera is just a dream coms true!!! I can say just one ... Samsung You did deliver again the best and latest technology and done big jump forward, not like your competition who IP keeping all for next next next 6th,7th vertition :)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • PA}
                                • 26 Nov 2012

                                I have both iphone 4 and SG3; to cut the story short, SG3 sucks! It may have all the hardware advantages, but when it comes to real life usage, nothing beats the iphone. The SG3 (especially android 4.1.1) has too many bugs and it's just a pain figuring out how to solve them. I have reset the SG3 more times in a week than my iphone in a year.

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                                  • The Nameless
                                  • P@d
                                  • 26 Nov 2012

                                  Samsung Galaxy SIV is about to come..

                                  How you doin' IP5? :D

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                                    • JOJO
                                    • Mfx
                                    • 25 Nov 2012

                                    Yeah!smartphone rule! but how smart can you handle a smartphone!if your planning to buy a smartphone its not enough that you know the brand or the specs!not all humans can handle a SMARTPHONE!! NOKIA 3310 rocks!!!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • MDV
                                      • 24 Nov 2012

                                      dnt care I like both, 23 Nov 2012But u should look at what make the iphone so fast and sweet... moreSamsung only manufactures the chip. Apple designed the chip from the ground up and that's why it's so fast. Samsung had absolutely nothing to do with the chip.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • MDV
                                        • 24 Nov 2012

                                        Alis, 21 Nov 2012Firstly I would like to address the writer of the post, the... moreIncorrect. The a6 ship in the iPhone 5 was completely from the ground up designed by apple and Samsung had nothing to do with it at all save for its manufacturing. Even Samsung executives themselves have said so.