London: Finally the much awaiting Apple iPhone 5 has been unveiled and its specs are premium, the iPhone isn’t the only worthwhile smartphone on the block. We compare it, spec to spec, price to price, to the top Android phone the Samsung Galaxy S3.
About iPhone 5:
iPhone 5 is just 7.6 millimeters thin. To make that happen, Apple engineers had to think small, component by component. They created a nano-SIM card, which is 44 percent smaller than a micro-SIM. They also developed a unique cellular solution for iPhone 5.
The conventional approach to building LTE into a world phone uses two chips — one for voice, one for data. On iPhone 5, both are on a single chip. The intelligent, reversible Lightning connector is 80 percent smaller than the 30-pin connector. The 8MP iSight camera has even more features — like panorama and dynamic low-light mode — yet it’s 20 percent smaller. And the new A6 chip is up to 2x faster than the A5 chip but 22 percent smaller. Even with so much inside, iPhone 5 is 20 percent lighter and 18 percent thinner than iPhone 4S.
iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S3:
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Apple iPhone 5 |
Samsung Galaxy 3 |
Operating system | iOS 6 | Android 4.0 |
Display | 4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136×640 pixels, 326 ppi | 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED; 1,280×720 pixels, 306 ppi |
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Weight and thickness | 3.95 ounces, 0.3 inches | 4.7 ounces, 0.34 inches |
Memory | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 16GB or 32GB; 2GB RAM |
Expandable memory | No | Up to 64GB |
Camera | 8-megapixel, 720p front-facing | 8-megapixel, 1.9-megapixel front-facing |
4G LTE | Yes | Yes |
Processor | Proprietary A6 CPU | 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 |
Carrier | Sept. 21: AT&T, Sprint, Verizon | Now: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon |
NFC | No | Yes |
Colors | Black, white | White, blue, red (AT&T); Also, globally: black, brown, gray |
Price | $199.99, $299.99, $399.99 | $199.99-$329.99, depending on carrier |
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