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iPhone 5 (vs Samsung Galaxy S3) Drop Tests Show Very Durable Device and Screen
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Actually, the S3 weighs less than the 4S with ~30% bigger battery. It may have been interesting if they kept the thickness the same as the 4S and see what kind of battery capacity/life they could have gotten out of the 5.
I did not like the Pentile arrangement prior to the 1280x720 resolution screens, but you need to look at it in person instead of just talking about the technical aspects, it's actually pretty gorgeous.
Also, you do know that the major the wireless charging phones out/announced currently, Lumia 920/S3, can still be charged with a traditional cable right? A more ubiquitous cable too, micro USB. It's not one or the other.
More RAM is completely irrelevant considering different OS. iOS is a million times more efficient. Also this is just me maybe, but wireless charging is just pointless in my opinion, until 'wi-tricity' or whatever it's called can work well, there is point. You have to dock it still, which makes it only slightly better, but I'm sure the charging is 50% slower at least.
The result of a test like this is what confuses me when people call the iPhone a cheap toy. I think it is a portable computer that also works as a phone. The iPhone 5 is has a better geekbench score then my old G5 iMac and fits in a pocket. I have never held a Samsung phone, but the way people talk about them that have reminds me of the feel of a cheap plastic Texas Instruments or Calecovison device from the 80's. Kind of like comparing an iPad to a LeapPad. No comparison.
That poor poor iphone5...
All it wanted was a good owner. Someone to love and for it to be held.
Each drop was like nails on a chalk board. Give that phone to me and let it R.I.P already! It can be friends with the iphone 3gs, iphone4 and iphone4s that now sit in my drawer. 
All it wanted was a good owner. Someone to love and for it to be held.
Each drop was like nails on a chalk board. Give that phone to me and let it R.I.P already! It can be friends with the iphone 3gs, iphone4 and iphone4s that now sit in my drawer. 
Go hold a Galaxy S3 at the store if you want the feel of a "cheap toy."
Seriously.
The iPhone is the undisputed king of build quality with their phones and computers. That the Fandroids can't (refuse to) recognize this speaks volumes.
They love to call Apple stuff "toys" while gushing about their Android devices. You know, the one represented by a green plastic toy robot and with versions named after sugary treats.
"Hey everyone, check out Jellybean on my plastic phone!" Gotta love the irony.
Wow, glad to see the screen really is durable. I fortunately was able to snag a iPhone 5 64GB black at my local AT&T store without having to camp out or wait on any lines. Luckily, I pulled in behind the FedEx truck literally as soon as they were unloading them. Within a matter of minutes that second shipment was sold out too... Crazy!
The phone is NOTICEABLY lighter then the iPhone 4 - which feels like a brick when I pick it up now. Not to mention, it is almost impossible for me to lag this phone... I'm downloading all 3,500 of my songs over iTunes Match from wifi - which would previously cripple my iPhone 3GS and make my iPhone 4 extremely unresponsive. But the iPhone 5 seems to not even break a sweat, besides for slightly more heat output.
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That's because the S3 is huge... Do you realize how much of a difference 1/2" is on a mobile phone? Considering the iPhone 5 is roughly 4.75" long and 2.25" wide (according to my rough measurements). That means that the Galaxy S3 is over 20% wider then the iPhone 5 and over 10% higher.
With my personal experience, in my hands, the iPhone 5 is very close to the boundary of "too big". It is comfortable, but occasionally I may need to slightly reposition my hand to reach the top of the screen depending on how I'm holding it.
However, when you expand the iPhone 5 by 22% width and 11% length - you tip the scales and it becomes massive. Unless you're an NBA player with huge hands, the Galaxy S3 is simply too big for ease of use. The Galaxy Note is a JOKE, that thing is massive... It's a phone - not a tablet - I couldn't even fit it in my pocket!
The phone is NOTICEABLY lighter then the iPhone 4 - which feels like a brick when I pick it up now. Not to mention, it is almost impossible for me to lag this phone... I'm downloading all 3,500 of my songs over iTunes Match from wifi - which would previously cripple my iPhone 3GS and make my iPhone 4 extremely unresponsive. But the iPhone 5 seems to not even break a sweat, besides for slightly more heat output.
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I'll never understand when people say the Galaxy S 3 is huge, you guys make it seem like the S 3 is an iPad. When in reality it's basically a half an inch wider, and a half an inch taller than the iPhone 5, as seen here.
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Also, to the person who said the iPhone beat the S 3 in speed benchmarks, it beat it in a stock internet browser benchmark, and there are VARIOUS VARIOUS, VARIOUS Galaxy S 3 benchmarks at 1700+ (even some over 2000) so many that when you average them out, the average speed of the Galaxy S 3 is 1740 (give or take a few) where as I recall the average speed of the iPhone 5's benchmarks were around 1630.
That's because the S3 is huge... Do you realize how much of a difference 1/2" is on a mobile phone? Considering the iPhone 5 is roughly 4.75" long and 2.25" wide (according to my rough measurements). That means that the Galaxy S3 is over 20% wider then the iPhone 5 and over 10% higher.
With my personal experience, in my hands, the iPhone 5 is very close to the boundary of "too big". It is comfortable, but occasionally I may need to slightly reposition my hand to reach the top of the screen depending on how I'm holding it.
However, when you expand the iPhone 5 by 22% width and 11% length - you tip the scales and it becomes massive. Unless you're an NBA player with huge hands, the Galaxy S3 is simply too big for ease of use. The Galaxy Note is a JOKE, that thing is massive... It's a phone - not a tablet - I couldn't even fit it in my pocket!
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Personally, I don't really care for these drop tests. I'm sure we can all agree that every drop is going to be different and it really depends on where and how the phone hits that is going to determine how bad it will be.
I'm an iPhone guy, and will be getting a 5, but I don't really think this is conclusive as to which is "superior" to minimizing damage during a drop.
I'm an iPhone guy, and will be getting a 5, but I don't really think this is conclusive as to which is "superior" to minimizing damage during a drop.
expandable storage, 64gb memory card support
user replaceable battery (2100mah on s3 vs 1440mah on iphone 5)
s3 -720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches and iphone 5 640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches
s3 has USB OTG (plug in your other usb peripherals to S3), MHL
2mp front cam
int'l versions of s3 is quad core and 2gb ram, US versions are dual core 1GB ram
FM radio on s3
Does battery size matter if they both have similar battery life? If anything, that just proves the iPhone is much more efficient. If the iPhone has better battery life with a ~33% disadvantage in capacity, well....nuff said.
I don't understand what you're trying to say with the display comparison. Comparing resolution/screen size doesn't mean anything unless you compare ppi, which would be 326 vs 306 ppi in favor of the iPhone.
You also mixed up the RAM information between international and US.
I'll give you the FM radio though, it would be a nice feature so sure. I always figured Apple didn't want to enable that capability, even though the chipset is capable, so that people will buy music on iTunes.
Umm. Drop tests are very conclusive, yes, every drop is different in some way, but that means virtually nothing considering how many times they were dropped. If one doesn't break and the other does, it is conclusive. You don't need a million drops for that either. Take about 10-20 drops to get a conclusive idea of which is more durable.
Yes, I'm sure an Android fan site is going to stage the test to make the iPhone look more durable than the Android device.
You've got a couple things wrong or fuzzy on here. Probably should've read some of the earlier posts but I'll teach you up:
Memory Cards are not a plus to everyone. I don't want to spend more money on more things I have to keep track of when I can have enough memory on my device and in the cloud out of the box.
The replaceable battery means a cheaper build quality. Plus I've never had a reason to replace my battery. Again this a preference and not a real determining factor on which phone is "better".
You are correct in your resolutions. But you failed to mention that those resolutions with those screen sizes means the iPhone has 326 pixels per inch to the GS3's 309.
Apple's new lightning connector is All-digital and despite what Samsung's commercial wants people to think most of us know what that means. It means it can dynamically support a large variety of peripheral devices and possibly ones we don't even have yet. All it would take is a simple firmware tweak to allow certain digital pins to activate depending on the peripheral device.
So you're one of those people who thinks its all about MP? They are both 720P video cameras, which will be what the front camera is used for most of the time. No real advantage one way or the other.
The International version is actually a Quad Core with 1GB RAM and the US version is a Dual Core with 2 GB RAM. And in both instances custom ROMs and tweaks are needed for the GS3 to exceed the iP5's A6 performance. And let's not even discuss the GPU which Apple has been the undisputed King of since the 4S.
Congratulations, you have an FM tuner. I too can listen to FM radio through various apps or the web if I chose to. An iPod nano has an FM tuner, I suppose it's superior to the iPhone as well....
In today's market no phone is vastly superior to any other. There are plenty of amazing high end phones on the market. We chose our devices based on personal preferences. Fandroids need to stop pretending they are superior and admit the fact that you prefer Android to iOS. I don't think anyone here has a problem with that. It's just interesting that many don't, instead resorting to belittling another phone's fanbase to make themselves feel better.
Samsung is pushing this mentality which (among other reasons) is why I'll never buy their crap. If I ever went Android it would be HTC for me. But in all likelyhood I'd probably go over to WP8 as I have a feeling Nokia and HTC will start to gain more marketshare for WP8 - and they won't be taking it from Apple.
I'll never understand when people say the Galaxy S 3 is huge, you guys make it seem like the S 3 is an iPad. When in reality it's basically a half an inch wider, and a half an inch taller than the iPhone 5, as seen here.
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Also, to the person who said the iPhone beat the S 3 in speed benchmarks, it beat it in a stock internet browser benchmark, and there are VARIOUS VARIOUS, VARIOUS Galaxy S 3 benchmarks at 1700+ (even some over 2000) so many that when you average them out, the average speed of the Galaxy S 3 is 1740 (give or take a few) where as I recall the average speed of the iPhone 5's benchmarks were around 1630.
A 20% difference in screen size makes a pretty big difference...
I know somebody who's iPhone 4 fell out of an airplane at 1,500 feet. He used Find my iPhone to locate where it landed. It survived the fall undamaged.
Before you ask, he's an aerobatic pilot. He inadvertently took off with the phone in his lap.
Before you ask, he's an aerobatic pilot. He inadvertently took off with the phone in his lap.
Actually it would be the opposite, the Galaxy S 3 is more efficient because the battery is powering a larger screen, shrink the screen down to the iPhone 5's size and the battery would last EVEN LONGER.
This reminds me of the person who lost their iPhone on Leviathan, (a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland) and it survived with a MINOR scratch on it, from 90 mph.
Not to me, it's really not as big as you guys claim it to be... I promise.
Also, to make matters clear, I'm not favoring one smartphone or the other, because I myself don't even own one yet. I think both phones are great and awesome. I'm purely giving my opinion/facts, but some of you people claiming the Galaxy is like carrying around a laptop are ridiculous...
Haha, haha ... oh, let me wipe away the tears of disparagement ...
You think that the major marketing and PR push for the last two years by Apple is not a relevant argument now? Have you been pointing this out whenever someone says a "retina" device is worth buying?
Resolution is so relevant now that it's almost ridiculous. Especially where Apple is concerned. It's their primary sales pitch.
You've obviously lost your calm and can no longer try to understand others' arguments well. The earlier comment was clearly to tell you that your "higher resolution" item is moot since it is purely a repeat of the "bigger screen" item he originally listed, given the display's PPI. (intentionally made a complex sentence structure, to make sure you clam down while reading)