Both the iPhone 4s and the Samsung Galaxy S3 are good buys at current prices. Here is a specs and price comparison between the devices. Readers can choose the device best suited to their needs.

Design and Display:

The iPhone 4S comes with a 3.5 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 960 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The iPhone 4S comes with 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm dimensions and weighs 140 grams. . The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm and is slightly lighter, weighing 133 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The iPhone 4S comes with a 1 GHz dual core Cortex A9 processor and Apple A5 chipset. It comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a 1.4 GHz dual core Cortex-A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPhone 4S runs on the iOS platform and can be upgraded to the latest iOS7 operating system.It has 512MB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S3 runs on the Android platform and comes loaded with the 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, which can be upgraded to the 4.1.2 Jelly Bean version. It has 1GB of RAM.

Camera:

The iPhone 4S is equipped with an 8MP primary camera with features like auto focus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is also equipped with an 8MP primary camera with similar features and the secondary camera on the device is a 1.9MP camera.

Battery:

The iPhone 4S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1432 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 11 hours and 40 minutes on 3G.

For readers who are considering the Samsung Galaxy Round, touted to be the world's first smartphone with a curved display, click here to read the comparison between the device and the iPhone 5.

Price in Australia:

The iPhone 4S 16GB is priced at around AU $689.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95. The Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB variant is priced at around AU $429.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $449.95 in Australia.