iPhone vs Samsung Galaxy
The iPhone has been the leading smartphone in the eyes of many techies, but some say that the Samsung Galaxy may soon take the lead. The Samsung Galaxy is definitely giving the iPhone a run for its money, but let’s look at the major advantages and disadvantages of each phone so that we can best compare them.
iPhone Pros
Among all of the smartphones on the market, the iPhone always stands out. It is a phone with a large fan base, and one big advantage of owning an iPhone is that it is an impressive phone with a good and innovative reputation. The iPhone has a large 3.5-inch screen, but it is not clunky because it is only 0.37 inches thick and weighs only 4.8
ounces. The iPhone has a tremendous library of over 400,000 apps, and it offers superior syncing ability, optimizing the iCloud interface to connect to contacts, calendars and documents.
Samsung Galaxy Pros
The Samsung Galaxy is an exciting product on the smartphone market because it is one of the first smartphones to offer the iPhone competition. The Samsung Galaxy boasts an even larger screen than the iPhone, measuring in at 4.8 inches. The large screen provides excellent web browsing capabilities. It is even lighter than the iPhone at only 4.7 ounces, and it is slightly thinner with a thickness of only 0.34 inches. The Samsung Galaxy comes stock with either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage, and users can opt to expand up to 64 GB. Users can also utilize 50 GB of free dropbox storage. This phone also offers a fast and smooth performance due to its 2 GB RAM and 1.5 GHz processor.
iPhone Cons
The iPhone is an impressive phone, but it does have its downsides. It comes with either 8 GB or 16 GB and only offers an additional 5 GB through the iCloud, paling in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy’s storage capacities. The iPhone’s dual-core processor is also slower at 800 MHz, compared to the Samsung Galaxy’s 1.5 GHz. The iPhone also only offers 1 GB of RAM, compared to the Samsung Galaxy’s 2 GB of RAM. The iPhone’s 5-megapixel camera receives good reviews, but it cannot compare to the Samsung Galaxy’s 8-megapixel camera. In addition, iPhone users can only use apps from Apple’s online shop, while Samsung Galaxy users have access to apps from the Android Marketplace, Google and Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Cons
Everything is not perfect with the Samsung Galaxy, either. One complaint with this phone is that it tries a little too hard to be innovative. The phone allows you to call the person you are texting by simply holding the phone to your ear, but some users prefer the voice command prompt that the iPhone offers. Users also prefer the iPhone’s Siri to the voice command that Samsung Galaxy offers because it isn’t as easily accessible or as accurate as Siri. Another criticism is that the Samsung Galaxy works more like a computer than a phone because of its operating system.
