Samsung Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5: Apple phone to best Galaxy S3

July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Life & Style | Posted by:

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs forthcoming iPhone 5 comparison will not end till next generation Apple phone is launched in the market

The next generation Apple iPhone is reported to be thinner and lighter than the current one, and will boast a new touchscreen display that promises to bring down costs for Apple as well as make the display sharper.

The report appeared in the Wall Street Journal states that iPhone 5 would be using a new technology that integrates touch into the LCD, making an extra touch-screen layer redundant. This would make the phone thinner than Samsung’s Galaxy S III.

Being thinner, lighter and smarter is a big thing currently for Apple and Samsung as both the companies are neck to neck when it comes to market competition and customer satisfaction. The companies use different technologies but Samsung has already bettered Apple’s slim iPhone 4S by its super slim, light-weight Samsung Galaxy S III that also boasts a bigger screen. While the current iPhone 4S statistics stand at 9.3mm and 140 grams, Samsung bettered it this May with the new Galaxy S III smartphone that boasts a tremendous 4.8-inch display (compare iPhone’s 3.5-inch) 8.6mm and 133 grams.

Now with the new display technology, it is Apple’s turn to throw the dice and show one up on Samsung.

The Wall Street Journal reported, “Japanese liquid-crystal display makers Sharp Corp. and Japan Display—a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers’ display units—as well as South Korea’s LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology.”

The report also mentioned that the display technology “integrates touch sensors into the LCD, making it unnecessary to have a separate touch-screen layer.”

The lack of an extra touch-screen renders the width of the phone thinner by half a millimeter, and improves the quality of the images displayed. That Apple would be saving costs by not having to go to separate vendors for separate touch screen and LCD screens is an internal matter for the company and will not affect the consumers, but it is a bonus point nonetheless.

Samsung has already reached this point as it uses a organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display instead of the LCD and touchscreen pair used on iPhone 4S. Therefore, its phones boast bigger display but are startlingly light and thin. OLED displays tend to be thinner than traditional LCD displays, the Wall Street Journal says.

The only hurdle now for Apple is to get the iPhone 5 out in time. It is a challenge for the companies manufacturing the screens because the new technology screens are hard to manufacture and the concerned firms are currently scrambling to fulfill Apple’s orders.

It was stated in The Wall Street Journal report, “People familiar with the situation said that LCD makers are finding the manufacturing process challenging and time-consuming as they scramble to achieve high yield rates.”

Among other supposed features of iPhone 5 are the use of “liquid metal components.”

This was reported in AppleInsider. It stated, “The iPhone 5 is likely to take liquid metal, an alloy of zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper and so forth, having an outer surface smooth like liquid.”

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  • Steve Nojobs

    The rumors need to stop. Last year was the same thing. Reports said that there would be 2 phones unveiled, the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5. Obviously, that never happened and all Apple gave us was the same-looking iPhone 4 with a slightly upgraded interior. Sure, I still bought it, but that isn’t the point. Let’s see if Apple can best the S3, because as of right now, the S3 has iPhone 4S beat. Hell, even the Galaxy S2 had the 4S beat.

    I follow Apple so I will still continue buying their products no matter what it is. They just work.

  • http://www.gizmonext.com Tech News

    I think Samsung galaxy s3 is the best

  • trev186

    Rumors are rumors….don’t count your eggs before they hatch…

    Right now the s3 has it’s place in the sun….until apple announces their phone there is not much else u can do.

  • http://www.richhudson.co.uk Rich Galaxy

    Having owned the last 4 iPhones I made the transition to the Galaxy S3 – no regrets whatsoever – I liked the iPhone 4 but I LOVE the Samsung Galaxy S3. I personally think phones are going to grow to around 7 inch screen size over the next few years.

  • jonny

    This article is absurd.

    They are comparing a phone that exists and is on the market, to one that doesnt exist, has no release date and has no official specs. And they have the audacity to say the imaginary phone is better.

  • Kevin Larson

    The iphone is not that simple.
    Instead of saying “it just works”- it should be “its Just more work”.
    Apple is just a bunch of bullies.
    No need for them.

    I will stick with Samsung any day!

  • David Bernard

    This is obviously a crazy article as the iPhone 5 has not come out yet….BUT it is quite poorly researched as it mis-represents the Wall Street Journal’s article. The WSJ DID NOT say that the iPhone 5 will be thinner than the Samsung GS3. IF YOU READ THE WSJ ARTICLE you would know that the new display technology COULD result in a SCREEN COMPONENT that is .5MM thinner and it COULD make the iPhone 5 thinner (but not necessarily thinner than the Samsung GS3) OR Apple could use the additional space for other technology.

    This article simply continued the silly game of telephone where blogs mis-read the WSJ story.

  • The original iphone is da beat

    All this crap about these new phones are pointless.Why worry high pixel displays and siris when you can have an iphone 1g.Its ugly it dont do notin,but ya know what?There is no negativity on it.Why buy the sequel when you can have the innovative original!!!

  • Arjun

    Liquid metal huh? so did apple say if we drop the iphone 5 and it breaks, will it regenerate like in the terminator movie?
    sent from my galaxy s 3

  • Rahul

    i want to purchase a sumsung galaxy mobile Please sent detail about sumsung galaxy mobile.

  • Quentin

    All I have to say is the iPhone 5 better be the shyt because the wait is worse than waiting for Xmas Morning. If not it’s android on

  • dhamesh sidpara

    i like samsung s3 but i love 4s its superb i like 4s look and anything ……………………….

  • sai

    The race of one upmanship will never end.. it would entail a miracle of sorts from apple in order for the next iphone to match the s3.. i say this bcoz fact is even the s2 had the iphone beat.. and even if the new iphone achievs parity Samsung or HTC would have by then either already released a beefed up version of their current flagship phones or would .ge very close to doing so.. aim afraid that apple has fallen too far behind others in its single minded endeavour to be “different”… for the records i am neither an iphone later nor an android fanboy.. just someone who tells it as he sees it..

  • Lucman2

    I’ve never owned a smart phone. Lately, I have invested a lot of time comparing the above mentioned phones. The Samsung out performs. The Iphone is no longer in the running in my opinion. I’m purchasing the Samsung.

  • 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

  • RS

    The iPhone 5 will never be able to beat the S3. It’s that simple. Apple cannot have a screen that is too much larger because they will get criticized for lowering the pixel density. the iPhone 5 also cannot be much skinnier because it really is not possible. And people do not think that screens are bad quality with the touch screen layer, so they will not care about the iPhone not having that layer.