For readers who are considering the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or the Apple iPhone 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a 5.5 in Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Apple iPhone 5 comes with a 4.0 in LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The Galaxy Note 2 comes with 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 183 g. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 112 g.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Galaxy Note 2 is equipped with a 1.6 GHz quad core cortex A9 and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Apple iPhone 5 is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core swift processor and Apple A6 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD card for additional memory.

The Galaxy Note 2 runs on the Android platform and comes loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The device has 2 GB of RAM. The iPhone 5 runs on the iOS platform and comes loaded with the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7. The device comes with 1 GB of RAM.

Camera:

Both the devices sport an 8MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The Galaxy Note 2 has a 1.9 MP secondary camera where as the iPhone 5 has a 1.2 MP secondary camera.

Battery:

The Galaxy Note 2 comes with a Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 16 hours on 3G. The iPhone 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 8 hours on 3G.

Readers who are considering buying the Nexus 10 or the iPad 4, click here to read a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia.

Price in Australia:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $549.95. The Apple iPhone 5 16GB variant is priced at around AU $769.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $849.95 in Australia.