Samsung Galaxy SIII -
Pros -
Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support
21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
4.8" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280 pixel) resolution; Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Android OS v4.0.4 with TouchWiz launcher
1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos 4 Quad chipset, 1GB of RAM
8 MP wide-angle lens autofocus camera with LED flash, face, smile and blink detection
1080p HD video recording at 30fps
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n
GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support, Digital compass
16/32/64GB internal storage, microSD slot
Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
FM radio with RDS
Great audio quality
Super slim at only 8.6mm
2MP secondary video-call camera
Full Flash for the web browser
NFC support
Document editor
File manager comes preinstalled
Extremely rich video and audio codec support
Impressively large 2100 mAh battery
Cons -
All-plastic body of dubious aesthetics
No dedicated camera key
microSIM slot
S Voice is hardly as functional as ads might make you believe
Apple Iphone 5 -
Pros -
Faster and more stable all around
Siri available on iPad 3, wider language support with Canadian English, Spanish (Spain/Mexico), Italian, Italian (Switzerland), Korean, Mandarin (Chinese/Taiwan),Cantonese (Hong Kong)
Siri now serves sports info, movie and restaurants reviews. It can launch apps and do status updates
System-wide Facebook integration: Facebook contacts and events appear in the phonebook and calendar
Notification center gets quick Facebook/Twitter update keys
New Maps app with TomTom data, turn-by-turn voice navigation and 3D/Flyover view mode
Better Safari browser with iCloud tabs, full-screen mode, offline reading and faster performance
Passbook e-ticket app handles loyalty coupons, boarding passes, tickets
Photo Stream can share photos with other iOS users. Likes and comments are supported
Updated Mail app with VIP and Flagged mailboxes
Unified FaceTime/iMessages ID. FaceTime works over the cellular network
New UI for the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store, Music, Weather apps
You can set songs from your music library as alarm tones
Improved privacy settings
New accessibility options and guided access (single-app mode for kids)
Re-organized settings, various new icons
Panorama mode in Camera
Game Center now supports challenges (achievements)
Reject call with SMS
Do Not Disturb mode
Lost mode
Improved keyboards and auto-correction
Power toggles moved to top of settings menu (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Tethering)
Various improvements under the hood.
Cons -
No offline maps support and maps are not up to scratch currently
Variable compatibility across the device range
Passbook not on par with Google Wallet, not truly useful
An altogether conservative approach to design and layout
Notification Center could've offered more functionality
No widgets
Underused lockscreen
Limited themes and personalization options
Verdict - Go for Iphone 5 for premium feel,performance,camera,sound and connectivity.
If you want an iphone app, you need an iphone. If you want an android app, you should get the samsung galaxy. Iphones are crazy expensive, and not really worth it.
iPhones are very well made....I'm not saying that Samsungs aren't we'll made, but iPhones are really really well made its almost liked having a piece of well made jewellery or something...they are real sturdy and you can feel the quality. iPhones run on an apple operating system which some say is simpler to use. Because its simpler, it's also got less flexibility in some ways, less flexibility than the android system on a Samsung. to me it seems like there are more apps for an android and the accessibility of the apps is so simple...there's more stuff out there for the android it seems to me...so the Samsung can do more and do it more easily. Everything done on an apple is through iTunes. I hate iTunes as I can never get it to work. Anyhow a great thing about iPhones is you can get tech support and information via dedicated customer service reps at he i stores...they even run short courses. This tipped the balance for me toward th iPhone as I need someone to sho me stuff. With android it's ok if your in your teens and can work it all ou bu I'm no that tech savvy I need someone to show me stuff.