Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB 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 I535 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 5 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 and Apple iPhone 5 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 and Apple iPhone 5 16GB feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 1440 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 and Apple iPhone 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 3.2, while Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 has a rating of 3.

Samsung Galaxy S3 I535

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 5 16GB

₹43,750

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2012

21 Sep, 2012

User Ratings

3/5

(1 rating)

3.2/5

(787 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

iOS v6

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Apple A6 APL0589

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

RAM Type

N/A

DDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

640x1136 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.07 %

60.66 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

Design

Height

137.2 mm

123.8 mm

Width

71.1 mm

58.6 mm

Thickness

7.60 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

133.2 grams

112 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

1440 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15(2G)

Up to 8 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 700(band 28)

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 ↑ 100 ↓ (LTE category Cat3)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)

N/A