Difference between iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S3

Key difference: iPhone 5S is the latest smartphone by Apple. It features Apple OS 7 and is available in 3 colors: white, black and gold. Samsung Galaxy S3 was the successor of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the flagship phone of Samsung Corporation.

iPhone 5S

On September 10, 2013, Apple Inc. announced the launch of two its newest phones: the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C. Apple executives sought to do something new with these phones, as the company’s latest releases had often been labeled as stale. In light of the new releases iPhone 5 has been discontinued; however, iPhone 4S will still be available.

iPhone 5S is the successor of the iPhone 5. It has been launched in three variants: 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB; each of which are available in three colors: silver, space grey and gold.

The whole itself hasn’t changed much, the device itself retain the 4-inch retina screen and its thin and light body. However, additional features of the phone include a fingerprint identity sensor; a better and faster camera; an operating system built specifically for 64-bit; Sapphire crystal in the home button and protecting the iSight camera.

Samsung Galaxy S3 The Galaxy S3 is a slate-format multi-touch smartphone that was launched in May 2012 by the Samsung Corporation. It is the successor of Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S but abandons the rectangular design of the predecessors and opts for more rounded corners making it resemble the Galaxy Nexus. The company has since released the Samsung Galaxy S4, the successor of Galaxy S3.

The Galaxy S3 sports a 4.8 HD Super AMOLED screen with corning gorilla glass 2. It is offered with Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and can be upgraded to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). The Galaxy S III has a polycarbonate plastic chassis and is available in a variety of different colors.

When the phone was initially launched in May, the phone was considered to have been backed with innovative features and the TouchWiz "Nature UX" GUI was considered to be advanced. The GUI also included the “Water Lux” effect which can produce water ripples on contact. The phone also offered S Voice in response to Apple’s Siri, which enabled users to verbally control 20 functions on the phone. It was effectively considered as a iPhone killer. It also received additional publicity because of the patent infringement lawsuits against Apple.

Comparison between iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S3:

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Apple website, the Samsung website and GSMArena.com.

	iPhone 5S	Samsung Galaxy S3
Launch Date	September 10, 2013	May 2012
Company	Apple Inc.	Samsung Electronics
Size	4.87 inches (123.8 mm) x 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) x 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Display	4.0 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED
Screen	640 x 1136 pixels, 16M colors (~326 ppi pixel density)	1280x720 pixels
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 2, oleophobic fingerprint-resistant coating.
Weight	3.95 ounces (112 grams)	133 g
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 A1453: CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA)	2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Network	A1533 (GSM) and A1453: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 A1453: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA) A1457 and A1530: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	(HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G Network	LTE	LTE availability depends on the market.
GUI	iUI	TouchWiz "Nature UX"
CPU speed	Dual-core 1.7 GHz	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU	Apple A7	Mali-400MP
OS	iOS 7	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset	Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor	Exynos 4412 Quad
RAM	No official data available	1 GB
SIM Size	Nano-SIM	microSIM
Internal Memory	16/32/64 GB storage	16/32/64 GB (The 64GB model has been discontinued)
Expandable Memory	No	microSD up to 64 GB
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, RGB light, digital compass, proximity, gyro, barometer
Connectivity	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz) Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology. USB v2.0	WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0(LE), microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, wireless charging.
Data	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and USB.
Speed	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.0 with A2DP	Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, EDR.
USB	USB v2.0	micro-USB 2.0; USB On-the-go.
Primary Camera	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (True Tone) flash	8 megapixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI.
Secondary Camera	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
Video	1080p HD video recording 30 fps True Tone flash Slo-mo video Improved video stabilization Take still photo while recording video Face detection 3x zoom Video geotagging	1080p@30fps, zero shutter lag.
Camera Features	8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels ƒ/2.2 aperture Sapphire crystal lens cover True Tone flash Backside illumination sensor Five-element lens Hybrid IR filter Autofocus Tap to focus Face detection Panorama Burst mode Photo geotagging	Simultaneous HD video and image recording geo-tagging touch focus face and smile detection image stabilization. Burst shot & Best photo Recording snapshot HDR
Sound Enhancement	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
Audio supported formats	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV	Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X.
Video supported formats	H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format	Video Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p).
Battery Capacity	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)	2100 mAh battery
Available Colors	Silver, Space Grey and Gold	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser	HTML (Safari)	HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio	No	Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	No	Java MIDP emulator
Additional Features	Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) AirDrop file sharing Siri natural language commands and dictation iCloud cloud service Twitter and Facebook integration TV-out Maps iBooks PDF reader Audio/video player/editor Organizer Document viewer Image viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/command Predictive text input	Voice natural language commands and dictation Smart Stay eye tracking Dropbox (50 GB storage) TV-out (via MHL A/V link) SNS integration MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Organizer Image/video editor Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)