Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3: Can iPhone beat S3?

July 15, 2012 | Filed under: Business | Posted by:

Many people are waiting for next generation iPhone. But industry watchers doubt if  Apple iPhone 5 will be able to beat Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S III is hogging the limelight since its launch in UK. Now almost all parts of the world including United States have seen its launch. Reception in the market so far has been more than enthusiastic. The Korean tech giant has claimed that it expects to ship around ten million handsets before the end of the current month.

To be true, right now there is no true competitor against Samsung Galaxy S III. But within a few months it is going to face the toughest competition when Apple launches its next generation smartphone being called iPhone 5. Latest reports suggest that Apple is set to unveil its best smartphone as early as August 7. Though exact release date is still to be announced, there is no reason not to believe Wired report.

There is a whole lot of difference between Apple and Samsung. Both are fighting a multipronged war that is becoming more and more intense with every passing day. Apple depends more on a single smartphone while Samsung has multiple smartphones in its kitty. Though right now Galaxy S3 is selling like the hottest cake in the market, there are several great Samsung phones both high, medium and low end smartphones that too chip in to Samsung coffers. Galaxy Note phablet is another hot selling Samsung phone that has its fans in almost all parts of the world. With 5.3 inch screen and great specs, this phablet attracts whoever gets it in his or her name.

At the moment, as far as smartphone market is concerned, this Apple-Samsung war seems to be going Samsung way. Smartphones are the real deal in this battle – overall shipments are up, close to 43 percent year-over-year. Apple and Samsung together accounted for all the growth in smartphones, overtaking all other vendors – HTC, Research in Motion, and finally Nokia.

To be true, the Korean behemoth Samsung currently sells more than 13 smartphones – screen size ranging from 2.8 inches to 5.3 inches. Apple, on the other hand, sells a very limited number of smartphones, with screen size of 3.5-inch on its iPhones. But things are going to get much better in the case of next gen iPhone.

Rumors have been appearing about the specs of iPhone 5, ever since the launch of the current version iPhone 4S. There are a number of rumors regarding the design of the new iPhone, but all of them revolve around the same point: the iPhone 5 will sport a new design, probably something different enough to differentiate it from the two previous versions of the iPhone (4 and 4S). Many reports appearing in Apple Insider, MacRumors and even in Wall Street Journal have suggested that iPhone 5 will be bigger and thinner – probably around 8mm thick – while some say it will be as thick as the 4S, but will sport a larger battery. But so far things are not really very clear.

Samsung seems to be a winner right now. Many reviewers even with known Apple leanings have advised smartphone enthusiasts not to wait for iPhone 5, if they have to go out and buy a smartphone. When compared to the latest Android smartphones from Samsung, the Apple iPhone 4S looks like its predecessors and lacks LTE. Though the iPhone 4S is still going strong, the recently launched Galaxy S III could put Apple in a tight spot. Currently, the HTC One X is the only competitor of the flagship model from Samsung. Going by the market trends, HTC won’t be able to keep pace with Samsung. HTC had a tough quarter in the United States.

In the meantime, size of the smartphone has become an important criteria in choosing an smartphone. Apple has rather focussed on the quality of the displays, aiming at developing iconic products that have universal appeal. But the market seems to have moved rather fast than Apple had expected. Samsung’s speed has quadrupled with the sluggishness of thinkers at Apple. But this time around, Apple will be forced to come with bigger display, otherwise Apple will become another Research in Motion. In the midst of success in the smartphone market, RIM failed to realise that things have changed, when Apple launched the iPhone. Within a few years’ time it is certainly out of the smartphone market.

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  • http://Westwardmedia.com Mariano

    It’s hard to believe that any one at the moment can suggest which phone is best. The iPhone 5 isn’t out and when it does come out then you can state the claim of a winner. The Samsung galaxy II and the III both look exactly the same too. I personally have also seen this phone crash and the entire system turn into a brick on a simple app download. Now, when it comes to reliability and quality Apple always pushed the envelope.

    The iPhone 5 currently has not been released and Apple has not officially released the stats on this phone. You can not compare, suggest or determine a winner as well as compare both phones because the iPhone is in a whole other league.

    Have you read surveys about what users do on iPhones compared to android ? How iPhone users use there phones more often and use the iPhone as a tool as well?… As a developer in ios, I can tell you right now that I will never develop an app on Android due to it’s lack of stability, fragmentation and lack of revenue. No wonder Google makes more money on ios and not android….. So there are several things which make apple the leader in smartphones but of course when these companies like Samsung copy and create 19.99 phones the markets are flooded with cheap androids.

    Getting tired of reading about comparisons when the iPhone is not released and no one has any actual evidence of the phone.

    do you ? Have you been told the speed, screen type, memory, and have been given the phone to test ? I think not….

    Samsung phones are cheaply made and that is why they continue to release a phone ever 6 months…. Once you use an iPhone you never go back !

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  • trob6969

    Both the s3 AND iPhone 5 (if spec rumors are accurate) are already obsolete: HTC has a ‘mystery’ device headed to verizon that has unprecedented specs. Despite having a 1080p FULL HD display, it still nearly doubles the speed of the fastest phone on the market (One S)!

  • toon

    If Apple leaks information is real, then Samsung is unconstested. Come on, the latest iPhone leaks design is a total bore to the core.

  • toon

    iPhone will have to come to something like a curve screen (which one of the thing I suspected why Apple delayed its release), or super-dooper touch screen system. Apple might not even come out with the best if it had made deal with Samsung to harness some of its curve screen technology. This is how business goes, and not how technology is innovated, unfortunately. It is all about money and revenue.

  • toon

    If this is the way the war is going then I am not going to choose Samsung (because of super unprecedented firmware updates delay) and iPhone (because it stop being iPhone). So I am going to go to HTC or Motorola or Google itself. Consumers do get tire of waiting and watching on the sideline for these two giants having a go at each other. If Steve Jobs was here, wouldn’t that be something!!!!

  • roger

    guys the point is that no app can brick or make the gaint s3 sluggish its total shit to claim so!!!! i myself use the s3 and its its better than my previous apple flagship phone the apple 4s samsung has given the better feather touch to this phone better than apple and my friends new note!!!! SO all in all my advice to the buyers is that get this phone its awesome….. And to the build quality, i personally felt it great…I had dropped it from the third floor of my college building {of course by mistake} and thoght that its gone but to my surprise this gaint phone only had its battery removed but escaped without a single scratch on the screen….WAY TO GO SAMSUNG!!!!!

  • will

    mariano did you get dropped alot as a child? I can tell you right now with absolute certainty you DID NOT see a s3 brick because of a download. I have had the s3 for 3 weeks and have been amazed that it is the first smartphone or pda that i have not had to hard reset once. And I have used ALL of the brands of OS from the locked down IOS to the horrible windows mobile 5, 6, 6.5, windows phone 7, and android. I was dedicated HTC until htc pulled an apple with the one x with no added micro sd or user accessible battery causing me to go to the s3 and I am so glad I did. But because you are an either an apple zombie ignoring mediocre specs in favor of pretty shiny PR or because your paycheck depends on IOS is no reason to spread straight out lies. I freely admit I don’t care for apple or its products but I will at least give them credit where it is due. Without them who would have ripped off the electronic magazine readers of the 90s and claimed it as their own innovation?

  • Mick J

    I’ve just defected from Apple to the Samsung galaxy S3 after sticking with Apple for the 3, 4 & 4S. I wish i’d done it earlier. It blows the 4S out of the water, no contest. Ok, its not as asthetically pleasing as the 4S but it packs such a punch!
    I’m no longer interested in the IPhone 5. It’ll look great, feel great, etc, etc….but no thanks, no way.

  • Auck Fpple

    After being an iPhone owner and Apple fanatic for years, I finally defected from the iPhone and got a S3. I hate stock iOS so I relied jailbreak to make the phone fun, but I got tired of having to depend on jailbreak to get the kind of functionality I wanted out of the iPhone. I was very hesitant and nervous to switch to Android, but I’m happy I did. The S3 is an amazing device and is extremely customizable. Apple makes great products, but I no longer believe that they are the end-all be-all of technology. Certainly, there are other companies out there pushing out excellent devices that are just as good, and many even better than what Apple offers.

    Now I look at the iPhone 4S in disbelief and am so surprised that I tolerated such a small screen for so many years. Display quality is nice, but now I finally see the beauty of having a device with a huge screen.

  • Disappointed BV

    Never had an iPhone. But have been VERY disappointed with Android. Samsung S1 S2 and now S3 have all been problematic due to Android operating system. Force Close, full crash and poor response time in less than a week of receiving each of these phones. The phone function freezes requiring reboot!I use basic features and downloaded 3 programs. MS office reader, virus protection and app killer. I have 2 email accounts. Use a musing player from the SD card. Camera is the only application that did not crash on me.

  • Jo

    Hey Mariano,

    You’re a complete idiot who has clearly been dropped on your head as a child. You speak about Samsung so negatively and inaccurately because you’ve been blinded by ONE product produced by apple. Apple hasn’t updated it’s phones significantly for years. You also say Samsung develops phones cheaply? Did you know that iPhone’s are extremely cheaply built? You’ve never owned an Android it’s clear by your remarks. I’ve owned both and I can appreciate both, but over all Samsung provides a very solid product. Pull your head out of your ass.
    You’re not much a developer with the attitude you have.

    Memory = $38.00, Cellular Radios and Connectivity = $29.00, Cameras = $18.00, Battery = 5.00, Processor 26.00′s, display and touch screen $31.00, Enclosure, PCBs, Supporting materials = $56.00. Totaling only $203.00.

    Know your facts before you speak of things you have no idea about. Own both and use both significantly before you start accusing others of being wrong in their opinions. Apple is sluggish in releasing new ideas. They release Macs, iPads, Phones “supposed updates” which aren’t really big updates at all. Bottom line is their product is more stable because they don’t allow End users to easily customize their products to fit THEIR needs and personality. They don’t change quickly. In a way it’s a bad thing and a good thing.

    However your attitude of judging this article was completely not of that of an Apple Developer or someone who is creative. In fact your comments were quite Hypocritical and very uneducated ya Nuub.

    Peace out!

  • http://n/a JM

    i have the apple iphone4 it is my first smart phone
    i have had it for almost 2 years now. i didnt get the iphone4s
    the only thing i could see that was different was siri
    i am waiting to see the iphone5 before i make up my mind to either go with apple or go with galaxys3

  • http://www.top10mobilephonedeals.co.uk/ sandychorly

    Both Samsung and Apple may launch their respective smartphone in near future. As Apple lagged behind in the race of smart phones after the Samsung Galaxy S2 was launched . This time also Samsung plans to roll out Galaxy S3 that will again prove to be more advanced than the iPhone 5. But Apple too is ready for the battle, as it has also prepared to launch iPhone 5 that has highly advanced features and technology installed in it.Beause of all that it is going to difficult to judge which is better than another.

  • Diane Jones

    I live in an area that is supposed to have good coverage by Telstra however it is in a low poinr between hills and iphone 4 calls consistently drop out. Does anyone know how the Samsung performs under the same condirions

  • btstud

    its about time them iphone users tried something new. the S3 is awesome compared to any iphone model (owned 3g, 3gs, 4, 4s) i have owned them all cant beleive the money i waisted on apple and wont no more thanks to S3.
    come on iphone users get head out your ass theres more to life than apple

  • Steve Jobs

    Each phone has it’s own goodness iPhone has a well written software as Android has force closes. Android can support widget while ios can’t, that is because iPhone is a user friendly device. Now my moms Galaxy Note is very laggy since she give to Samsung to just service.

  • Tam

    Thanks for all of your opinions guys. I am dripping my 4s today for the S3.
    It simply is amazing to look at and use.

    Thanks
    Tam

  • John

    I just returned my new Galaxy S3 and reactivated my iPhone 4S. The G3S has horrible battery life, and has touchy controls at all corners of the phone so just andling it causes display changes. Great screen but that’s it. I in for the iPhone 5. Period.

  • ricky0702

    I bought my SG3 two days ago, and I really regret I did it so late. The device is the best one I ever touched and used.Its quality is excellent, and I still wonder why some people keep telling iPhones are better.Check 7 Unique Features of the Samsung Galaxy S III

  • selena

    I bought my SG3 two days ago, and I really regret I did it so late. The device is the best one I ever touched and used.Its quality is excellent, and I still wonder why some people keep telling iPhones are better.Check 7 Unique Features of the Samsung Galaxy S III

  • to

    jo plz just shut up cz u know nothing u think urself a smart kid but ur not just tellin’ u :)

    i have iphones 3g and 4s , the iphone 3g is better than the samsung s3 and i will not buy a samsung product even after 100 years

    good luck with ur new peace of trash samsung s3

    peace out

  • Browland

    To you obviously love apple and you think that nothing can be better then your precious apple products. As the galaxy s3 is about 10x faster then the 3g which you say is better then the galaxy and it is still twice as fast as the 4s and is half the price of it when the 4s came out so tell me how apple is better than samsung now.

  • CD

    I’ve had the first iPhone since before it came to Canada. Bought it off a guy in the states. I’ve been with Apple for years. Apple fan boy in a way. Recently I had to change my phone carrier and iphones weren’t supported with them. To me it was a deal breaker but they had the Samsung Galaxy Nexus so I jumped. The Nexus blew me away with everything you could do, OS, battery life, etc. A week later the Samsung S3 came out and being a tech junkie I did everything I could to get it from hearing the reviews. Apple….I know you’re trembling, and you should be. Music sounds amazing! Even the earphones are better than Apple’s. Widgets! How can I go back to a phone with no widgets!? You just can’t! Customization – live wallpapers, screen transitions, icon changers, different stock launchers for hell’s sake without the need to jailbreak. I turn my phone on just to see how clean and alive the OS is unlike the dull boring OS of Apple. The battery life on my iphone 4 was good if I didn’t have wifi or 3g on. The battery life on my S3 is AMAZING with 4g and/or wifi on. The battery is incomparable. The S3 is lighter, slimmer and has a larger screen. It is so light the size doesn’t even matter, believe me. The screen is beautiful, the case is beautiful but sturdy. I applaud you Samsung. Don’t let Apple take any more of your ideas!

  • ifone

    Personally I think iPhone is much better than the cheap ripoff
    Samsung is basically pulling a China in Korea
    But
    To be honest it’s not really samsung’s fault.
    Google is the one who developed the complete shit android os
    But Samsung should still change the plastic