So the iPhone 5 has finally been launched and you’re still wondering whether it is worth buying – compared to the Samsung Galaxy S3. Well, let’s have a showdown between the two phones here on the x-cite blog. The following are the main features of both phones… Go!

iPhone 5:

  • A6 Dual Core CPU
  • 4.0 inch screen
  • 4G LTE network
  • Retina Display with 1136×640 resolution
  • Up to 225 hours of Standby battery life
  • Up to 8 hours of talk time
  • Full HD 1080p video recording
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Up to 64 GB internal storage
  • iOS 6
  • New proprietary connector

Samsung Galaxy S3:

  • Quad core CPU
  • 4.8 inch screen
  • 4G LTE
  • HD Super AMOLED screen with 1280×720 resolution
  • Up to 790 of Standby battery life
  • Up to 11.4 hours of talk time
  • Full HD 1080p video recording
  • 2GB RAM
  • Up to 64GB micro SD storage
  • Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0
  • Micro USB Plug
  • Near Field Communication for e-payments
  • Smart Stay
  • S-Beam
  • Palm Swipe Capture
  • Removable Battery

Looking at the above features, so far, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the winner in terms of hardware. Are you willing to sacrifice the Samsung Galaxy S3′s hardware for the iPhone 5? Do you like iOS so much that hardware doesn’t really matter in this case? What would you choose and what criteria did you use? Let us know in the comment section below.

Ahmad

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Ahmad T is X-cite’s techie with class. His level of commitment towards solving technical challenges is... worrying! Ahmad enjoys reading technology blogs and working on all things tech. A jack of all trades but he hasn't mastered anything... yet.