Although there are many new smartphone in the market, there is still huge demand for the previous generation devices, according to analysts, especially with a drop in their prices. Here is a comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5.

Design and Display

The Samsung Galaxy S3 has a slightly bigger display with a 4.8-inch screen. It comes with a Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen rendering 720 x 1,280 pixel resolution. The iPhone 5 comes with a 4-inch display with a LED-backlit IPS LCD touch screen rendering 640 x 1,136 pixel resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm dimensions and weighs 133 grams. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and weighs 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

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

The iPhone 5 comes with a 1.3 GHz dual core processor with Apple A6 chipset. It comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB internal memory variants but has no Micro SD slot option for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 runs on Android operating system. The 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich version on the phone can be upgraded to the 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The iPhone 5 runs on the iOS operating system. It comes with the iOS 6, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7. Both devices come with 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with an 8 MP primary camera, with features like auto focus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP. The iPhone 5 also comes with an 8 MP primary camera; the secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a Li-Ion 2,100 mAh battery, which allows the user a talk time of up to 11 hours and 40 minutes on 3G. The iPhone 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1,440 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of up to 8 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S3 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $429.95 in Australia and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $449.95. The iPhone 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $779.95 in Australia and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $789.95.