Galaxy S3 vs Iphone 5

[Red Storm]

Coworker just showed me his new iPhone. That thing is light! That's the one thing that I really noticed. I just can't get over the interface and lack of options though, no matter how hard I try to ignore it. Also it needs to be wider IMHO, but at least they are moving in the right direction and going bigger.

 

[WelshBloke]

... I really relied on BiteSMS's Quick Reply feature because the time it would take to switch to the SMS app was in the range of 5-7 seconds. The Quick Reply drop down took like 2 or 3. Now, if I get a text message, I'm in the SMS app ready to reply in about 1-2 seconds...

WTF? Your SMS app took 5-7 secs to open!

That's not normal is it? Mines pretty instantaneous.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

WTF? Your SMS app took 5-7 secs to open!

That's not normal is it? Mines pretty instantaneous.

I think it's the fact that jailbreaking really slows down the phone.

 

[WelshBloke]

I think it's the fact that jailbreaking really slows down the phone.

Yeah but 7 secs for an SMS app...

 

[Eug]

App freezing, OS crashing are all things that effect speed.

How much of that was due to the apps you installed? I ran a 3G very briefly jailbroken, but without any extra apps on it requiring the jailbreak. It pretty much ran the same.

 

[ControlD]

I think it's the fact that jailbreaking really slows down the phone.

Is it really a fact? My phone is jailbroken and there is no appreciable difference in speed (I was forced to run unjailbroken for months so I would have noticed). The same can be said for my other jailbroken devices. I guess if you load a bunch of animated widgets or processor intensive apps it will slow the phone down (duh) but simply jailbreaking does not slow the device down, expect perhaps a little longer boot time.

 

[bearxor]

WTF? Your SMS app took 5-7 secs to open!

That's not normal is it? Mines pretty instantaneous.

I think it's the fact that jailbreaking really slows down the phone.

Yeah but 7 secs for an SMS app...

I don't have the iPhone 4 any more, and I'm really just guesstimating. The time it would take me to say 'Reply' to a text message and then have the text message App to open was usually at least 5 seconds. That was jailbroken or not. BiteSMS's quickreply would open within a second or two.

I believe it was/is mostly the amount of text messages I keep. I only purge spam messages, so I have texts on my device dating back to when I got my iPhone 3G. I Imagine opening the database is what's taking so long. My WinMo phones did the same thing.

But I restored my backup to the 5 and it's noticeably faster. I didn't have a backup to restore to the Nexus so it was plenty fast too but I think the 5 is still faster.

But, at this point, the GNex is significantly outclassed hardware You're talking about a phone whose hardware was decided on and locked in sometime in early-mid 2011. I can't begin to imagine how fast a Snapdragon S4 or quad-core S4 Pro would be like with JB.

 

[joejoe666]

display comparison

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

 

[jpeyton]

display comparison

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

iPhone 5 wins almost every category except size, black levels, off-angle viewing and contrast ratio.

Well done Apple. Curious to see how the iP5 stacks up against the HTC One X or the LG Optimus G.

 

[bearxor]

That OneX screen is awesome. I'd pick the OneX over the S3 just for that.

 

[Blueychan]

I'd take the Galaxy S3 without hesitation

Cool story chap!

 

[shortylickens]

display comparison

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

Wont be getting an iPhone 5, especially not just for the display, but after playing around with some devices at Verizon and Tmobile the last couple weeks I've reached a conclusion.
My new phones will only be Super LCD 2, Super AMOLED (non-pentile) or perhaps Nokias Pureview HD. Frankly theres enough options these days that I can be picky. Theres plenty of choices in form factor and battery life, I can start by screen and then narrow it down.

 

[Oyeve]

Wont be getting an iPhone 5, especially not just for the display, but after playing around with some devices at Verizon and Tmobile the last couple weeks I've reached a conclusion.
My new phones will only be Super LCD 2, Super AMOLED (non-pentile) or perhaps Nokias Pureview HD. Frankly theres enough options these days that I can be picky. Theres plenty of choices in form factor and battery life, I can start by screen and then narrow it down.

Yeah, lots of good options out there. I look forward to my next phone. I have a sgs3 but I usually buy phones every 6months or so. One is long due for renewal but I am not getting the ip5. Not much of an upgrade from 4. Looking forward to the next cool gadget.

 

[Cobalt]

Grabbed the 5 at launch, sold it 24 hours later and went back to my One X running CM10. I'll look at the iPhone again when an untethered jailbreak is released but until then iOS is a huge step backwards in terms of usability. I keep getting suckered in to iPhones because of the build quality/materials, etc. I'm such a sucker for shiny new toys.

 

[MrX8503]

display comparison

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

The display is stellar. I'm using it in sunlight now and it looks great.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

display comparison

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm

To be honest, I would rate the S3 display even lower, especially on brightness. The S3 display is nowhere near bright enough in sunlight, it's completely unusable IMO. At the brightest setting it's barely good enough when overcast.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

To be honest, I would rate the S3 display even lower, especially on brightness. The S3 display is nowhere near bright enough in sunlight, it's completely unusable IMO. At the brightest setting it's barely good enough when overcast.

I use it fine. Its perfectly readable in bright sunlight.

 

[Eug]

I found the S III kinda dim actually, but not unusable.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Is it really a fact? My phone is jailbroken and there is no appreciable difference in speed (I was forced to run unjailbroken for months so I would have noticed). The same can be said for my other jailbroken devices. I guess if you load a bunch of animated widgets or processor intensive apps it will slow the phone down (duh) but simply jailbreaking does not slow the device down, expect perhaps a little longer boot time.

I feel that way with my iPod Touch 4G but this is all subjective. I didn't go for too long unjailbroken. I went unjailbroken for another day maybe 6 months ago when I wiped my iPod clean.

 

[Chocu1a]

Just went to At&T tonight to play with the phones now that there is lte in my area on At&t. I picked up an iPhone to check it out & just laughed. I don't care what the reviews or tests say. I just can't buy one of them. It just felt like a step backwards, especially after playing with a One X(pure sex) & SG3(monster of a phone).
The lte speed is very good on At&t compared against my G.nex on Verizon lte.

 

[jimhsu]

The display is stellar. I'm using it in sunlight now and it looks great.

Posted this in the Lumia thread, but it looks like the iPhone 5 is superior except for the (rumored) specs of the Lumia 920. All #s from the site.

Nokia Lumia 900: 395 cd/m2, 4.4% reflectance
Lumia 920: 600 cd/m2 (listed), ? reflectance
Galaxy S: 354 cd/m2, 4.4% reflectance
Galaxy S3: 224 cd/m2, 5% reflectance (yes I double checked this. The S series delivers progressively worse outdoor performance the further you go: http://www.displaymate.com/OLED_Gala...ShootOut_1.htm. The compromise is in increased battery performance, as AMOLEDs guzzle power. This makes sense because longer battery life sells more phones. Duh.)
iPhone 4: 541 cd/m2, 7% reflectance
iPhone 5: 556 cd/m2, 4.6% reflectance

Brightness and reflectance are complementary; the more of one you have, the less of the other you need. If Nokia can deliver a display close to that brightness, it should edge over the iPhone 5 even if the reflectance doesn't change (though it's claimed that the new display delivers lower reflectance).

Sources:

http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphon...ShootOut_1.htm
http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm
http://www.displaymate.com/Mobile_Br...ShootOut_2.htm
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia...bility_id29918
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-...-works_id26552
http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-N...Snooki_id34169

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

I use it fine. Its perfectly readable in bright sunlight.

I found the S III kinda dim actually, but not unusable.

Well, When I try to unlock the screen, in bright light I can barely see the digits on the screen, and little else.

For a graphical demonstration:

On the top is what the screen looks like inside. On the bottom is what the screen looks like outside. I can only see the time because of the way I angle the screen, the rest of it is hidden by reflections.

 

[mikegg]

Just went to At&T tonight to play with the phones now that there is lte in my area on At&t. I picked up an iPhone to check it out & just laughed. I don't care what the reviews or tests say. I just can't buy one of them. It just felt like a step backwards, especially after playing with a One X(pure sex) & SG3(monster of a phone).
The lte speed is very good on At&t compared against my G.nex on Verizon lte.

Curious why you think it's a step backward?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Just went to At&T tonight to play with the phones now that there is lte in my area on At&t. I picked up an iPhone to check it out & just laughed. I don't care what the reviews or tests say. I just can't buy one of them. It just felt like a step backwards, especially after playing with a One X(pure sex) & SG3(monster of a phone).
The lte speed is very good on At&t compared against my G.nex on Verizon lte.

I played with both this weekend, outside of the larger screen, the IP5 felt so much nicer in my hand and it was damn good looking phone. Screen is just not wide enough for me.

 

[Elropian]

I played with both this weekend, outside of the larger screen, the IP5 felt so much nicer in my hand and it was damn good looking phone. Screen is just not wide enough for me.

I'm currently using a 4S and have the new gadget itch. I went to the AT&T store today and played with the 5 and the S3. My wife has the One X so I've got an idea on that one.

They both felt great, but yeah, the 5 really should have been wider. Simply making it a tad taller is just not good enough for me. Even holding it and looking at it felt... off.

The S3 was definitely the winner in my book, but even then, I may just wait for the new Nexus devices.