Apple iPhone 5 64GB vs Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5 64GB vs Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5 64GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 5 64GB offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 5 64GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5 64GB and Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5 64GB and Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB feature a 1.2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5 64GB offers 1440 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 5 64GB offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB offers 32 GB, making Apple iPhone 5 64GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Apple iPhone 5 64GB has a rating of 3.9.

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Apple iPhone 5 64GB
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₹31,180
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Summary

Release Date

21 Sep, 2012
13 May, 2012
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Apple A6
Samsung
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
640x1136 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.2 MP
1.9 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1440 mAh
2100 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5
(88 ratings)
4.1/5
(2,832 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v6
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A6 APL0589
Samsung
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 543MP3
Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
306 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
65.71 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
136.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
70.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.60 mm
8.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

112 grams
133 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera
1.9 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1440 mAh
2100 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash support
N/A

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