Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy 3 5.5 Tie Apple iPhone 5 Reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 5 Many apps available iPhone App Store Very sharp screen 325 PPI Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Lots of internal storage 32 GB Video output Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices Average speed processor 1.3 GHz Really small 58x123x7 mm High resolution 8 MP High resolution screen 1136x640 Latest network technology 4G Better bluetooth support 4.0 Average number of processor cores Dual core Average sized screen 4.0" Thin 8 mm Average speed max data speeds LTE (80 mbps) 5.3 Tie Samsung Galaxy 3 "We found the latter text input method more suited for the Galaxy 3 compared with the Galaxy S, as this budget phone's screen is smaller, which makes tapping on tiny keys with the thumbs more difficult." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's keyboard "In comparison with other phones bearing HVGA (320 x 480-pixel) panels, text and images don't appear as sharp. But given its target segment, we found the phone perfectly acceptable." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's screen Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy 3 Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations Long talk time 15 hours More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED Long standby time 26 days Light-weight 109 g Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh

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Overview

Music 4.0 vs 7.0 Winner: Samsung Galaxy 3 [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8 Winner: Apple iPhone 5 [details] Battery 4.5 vs 6.1 Winner: Samsung Galaxy 3 [details] Around 90% more talk time per battery charge, 15 hours vs 8 hours Around 3x more standby time, less frequent charging, 26 days vs 9.4 days Almost the same, 1,500 mAh vs 1,440 mAh Storage 2.8 vs 1.5 Winner: Apple iPhone 5 [details] Around 193x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 32 GB vs 170 MB Screen 5.8 vs 4.7 Winner: Apple iPhone 5 [details] More than 2x crisper display of text, images and video, 325 PPI vs 145 PPI More than 7.5x higher resolution screen, 1136x640 vs 400x240 More than 50% larger screen, 4.0" vs 3.2" Photo & Video 7.9 vs 7.2 Winner: Apple iPhone 5 [details] Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate, 1080p @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 @ 15fps The iPhone 5 has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices, Proprietary vs None Size 7.6 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Both the iPhone 5 and Galaxy 3 are quite small Light weight Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Web browsing 5.6 vs - Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Processing power 7.0 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 5.5 vs 5.3

Music

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	FM Radio	No	vs	Yes	With the Galaxy 3 you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	No

Battery

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Talk time	8 hours	vs	15 hours	The Galaxy 3 has good talk time, but the iPhone 5 is average
	Standby time	9.4 days	vs	26 days	The Galaxy 3 has good standby time, but the iPhone 5 is poor
	Battery capacity	1,440 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Storage

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Memory card	None	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	The Galaxy 3 has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	32 GB	vs	170 MB	The iPhone 5 has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Galaxy 3 is below average

Screen

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Screen size	4.0"	vs	3.2"	The iPhone 5 has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Galaxy 3 is very small
	Screen resolution	1136x640	vs	400x240	The iPhone 5 has a high resolution screen, but the Galaxy 3's is very low
	Screen PPI	325 PPI	vs	145 PPI	The iPhone 5 has a sharp screen, but the Galaxy 3 is poor
	Screen type	LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Average color reproduction and brightness
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Photo & Video

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Camera	8 MP	vs	3 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	1.2 MP	vs	None
	Movie format	1080p @ 30fps	vs	320 x 240 @ 15fps	The iPhone 5 has good movie support, but the Galaxy 3 does not
	Video out	Proprietary	vs	None	The iPhone 5 has a Proprietary video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Size

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Weight	112 g	vs	109 g	Light weight
	Thickness	8 mm	vs	13 mm	Average thickness
	Size	58x123x7 mm	vs	55x113x12 mm	Both the iPhone 5 and Galaxy 3 are quite small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Keyboard & keypad

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Network	LTE (80 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	4G	vs	3.5G	The iPhone 5 has recent network technology, but the Galaxy 3's is average
	Download speed	6.18 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	1.98 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	114 ms	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	Unknown	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The iPhone 5 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	4.0	vs	3.0	The iPhone 5 has recent bluetooth support, but the Galaxy 3's bluetooth support is older

Web browsing

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Browser benchmark	191 ms	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Processing power

	Apple iPhone 5			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Frequency	1.3 GHz	vs	667 MHz	The iPhone 5's has an average speed processor, but the Galaxy 3 is slower than most
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Single core	The iPhone 5 has 2 cores while the Galaxy 3 has 1
	RAM	1024 MB	vs	Unknown

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