Top Features of iPhone 5 to Scare the Samsung Phone

Move over Samsung Galaxy S3, the rumored iPhone 5 may not have arrived on the shelves yet, but its presence is undeniable. "The biggest product launch in consumer electronics history" is gearing up to wrest the numero uno mantle away from the Samsung challenger. With a slew of features that are guaranteed to pack a punch, the iPhone 5 is getting ready to give the Samsung phone recurring nightmares.

Samsung should pull up its socks and brace itself for some sleepless nights as its smartphone dominance is quickly looking to fade away. Here's why the iPhone 5 is the smartphone goliath-in-waiting and will undoubtedly be the Galaxy S3's nemesis.

Futuristic Features of the iPhone 5

The massive 4.8-inch Galaxy S3 at 133gms and 8.6mm manages to stay feather light for a phone its size. The current 3.5-inch iPhone 4S, weighing 140gms and 9.3mm thick, cut a sorry figure in front of the Galaxy S3, but all that is about to change with the arrival of the iPhone 5. The nifty iPhone 5 is touted to be slimmer, sleeker, and will have consumers salivating at first glimpse. The 4-inch phone will not only sport a bigger screen than its predecessors, it will also be slimmer thanks to the in-cell display and liquidmetal alloy body.

The iPhone 5 will ditch the glass-back for a metal back face, shaving off a good 1mm. KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo suggested in an April note that by switching back to a metal back face from the current glass one, Apple's next iPhone could be well under 8mm. Since all things small are the order of the day for the smartphone biz, the change would put the iPhone in a better position than the 8.6mm Galaxy S3. The 4-inch screen puts the iPhone 5 at par with Android devices in the market.

Bumping up the screen size would make for happy consumers who would be able to get access to a larger keyboard and more information on the screen. Also, the larger screen size would allow better viewing and gaming experiences. With rumors of iPhone 5 integrating 4G LTE, which would enable ten times faster content streaming than that of 3G, the size would add to the appeal.

The switch to the in-cell technology, from the current on-cell one, ensures a brighter display and is a major improvement vis-a-vis the traditional Super AMOLED and LCD technologies. The feature puts iPhone 5 in the driving seat ahead of rival Samsung. The circulating Apple rumors have indicated that the next-gen iPhone will have the faster quad-core Exynos processor as opposed to the dual-core chip. According to a previous report, Apple is also upgrading the RAM modules and the next-gen iPhone will have 1GB of RAM (double of the current 512MB of RAM for the iPhone 4S) and sport NFC technology.

Whether Apple will ultimately go with an NFC chip is still shrouded in mystery. Debates continue over the pros and cons of the technology and the why and the why nots for Apple. Samsung's Galaxy S3 is NFC-enabled.

The current Apple camera is the best in the business but the front-facing camera may still see minor improvements to aid FaceTime. The grapevine is abuzz with talks of a 3D camera. Rumors of 3D Photography being incorporated in the iPhone 5 have been doing the rounds and patents published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carried a list of Apple patents relating to 3D face and object recognition technology. The current crop of 3D camera phones are limited in number and their pictures leave a lot to be desired, throwing open the field for an Apple onslaught.

Apple has been known for its amazing battery life, whereas the same cannot be said for Samsung. Should Apple decide to go the 4G LTE route, it will need to ensure that battery woes are kept at bay. The Samsung Galaxy S3 runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which is matched if not bettered by iOS 5 in the iPhone 4S. With the launch of iOS 6 operating system bettering the iOS 5, Apple is going to have yet another feather in its cap and will pip the Galaxy S3 easily.

With a gamut of features in its kitty, its Carpe Diem for Apple's iPhone 5! Come fall, the smartphone goliath is ready to seize the spoils from Samsung's Galaxy S3.

Source: mobilenapps.com

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Samsung Galaxy S III Issues revealed

Samsung unveiled its flagship Galaxy S III in May, as a direct rival to Apple's iPhone in the battle for the smartphone crown. The response to the phone has been staggering, with the company expecting to sell 10 million units by the end of July.

The third iteration in the Galaxy S series offers face-recognition technology and improved voice-activated controls as well as a more powerful processor that lets users watch video and write emails simultaneously.

It also has a 4.8-inch (12.2-centimetre) screen that is 22 percent larger than the S2, while it can detect eye movements and override the automatic shutdown if the user is looking at the screen.

Galaxy S III sales are expected to power Samsung to a $5.9 billion profit in the April-June quarter, a new record for the company.

But the phone "designed for humans" hasn't been without its share of problems. First came reports that a Samsung Galaxy S III had "exploded" in a user's car in Ireland. Samsung said it would be investigating the incident and Saturday blamed an external energy source for the incident, not the phone.

Now a survey has revealed that a large number of Galaxy S III owners have reported problems with the smartphone's microphone.

FixYa, a website that connects people discussing support issues with various consumer products, reveals that many S III owners have reported "a microphone malfunction which causes users to be unable to hear the person on the other end of the line."

The problem doesn't end after hanging up the phone, as it causes "signal strength will deteriorate (and oftentimes disappear) for minutes at a time." The suggested fix to the problem seems to be update to the latest firmware and restoring factory settings.

Around 15% of the problems were about the Galaxy S III's battery life, with an equal number complaining about the "device getting hot".

FixYa revealed similar stats for other popular smartphones. Microphone malfunction was the biggest problem for another Samsung manufactured smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus. Most iPhone 4S users complained about its battery life, while BlackBerry Curve users reported "random reboots" as their biggest grouse.

Source:Ndtv.gadgets

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It’s war of the smartphones

Blaring Big Headline Strategy Analytics announces: Samsung shipped 44.5 million smartphones and overtook Apple (35.06 million units) to become the world’s number one smartphone vendor.

Really Loud Headline IIHS declares: Samsung sold 32 million units of smartphones while Apple sold 35.06 million units. Thus Samsung remained in the second place in the smartphone segment, behind Apple Inc.

Incredibly Intense Headline: All analysts declare: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in the first quarter overtook Nokia Corp to become the world’s largest cellphone brand for the first time. Samsung sold 92 million units to Nokia’s 83 million.

The three headlines came within days of each other, had two major contradictions and are indicative of the amazing number game that is now played out every quarter. At stake are two crowns: who is the King of the Smartphone Kingdom across the world and who is the Master of the Universe in total mobile phone sales? And within these two battles lies a tale of misdirection and deceit.

A New Cell King?
For 14 years, Nokia has reigned supreme. It has been the first cellphone for most people across the world; it is synonymous with the word ‘mobile phone’; it has got more brand recall than almost anything else on earth (analyst Tomi Ahonen calls it “the brand most widely spread on the planet”); more people use a Nokia phone than drink Coca Cola, wear Levi’s jeans, Nike running shoes or write with a Bic pen. In a nutshell, Nokia was the undisputed monarch and king of the mobile phone. Was! And now Samsung has toppled it and Nokia is dead! And in that last statement lies the foolishness of people jumping not just a gun but an entire platoon of tanks. How can a company that sells 83 million mobile phones be dead?

The misdiagnosed demise of Nokia is based on the fact that its Windows Phone smartphone sales have not set the world on fire. While it is true that mobile phone growth currently is predominantly fuelled by smartphone sales, the feature phone market isn’t dead or buried! In emerging markets as well as countries like India, feature phones will still continue to dominate for the next five years. Enough time for Nokia and Microsoft to plan for the future. Nokia Windows smartphones sales reflect the typical sluggishness of a huge transition and it is way too early to knock them off the smartphone market completely.

My Blaring Big Prediction: Nokia will continue to be number two for the next two years. Samsung may forge even further ahead. Apple cannot touch this crown unless it comes up with at least three other iPhone variants including an economy iPhone. If the Microsoft-Nokia gamble pays off in two years, you may still see Nokia reclaim what it has been for 14 years.
The Smarter Crown

This is the fun story. Samsung is the new smartphone king and most people tend to agree with that analysis. It has sold 9 million more smartphones than Apple, and has so many variants within that category (dozens within Android, also a player in Windows Phone, plus has its own OS, Bada) that it positively makes Apple look silly with its ‘only iPhone’ strategy. Samsung is aggressive – it’s building a great worldwide distribution network and manufactures most of its components in-house. Case closed, right? Wrong! While there is no disputing the fact that Samsung is on a roll, there are still grey areas that lie within. For starters, Samsung doesn’t declare smartphone sales numbers – an unfortunate decision that came out of a controversy over the number of phones it shipped versus number of phones it sold. If Samsung wants to be a clean and clear number one, it also needs to report things more clearly. Second, the smartphone arena is no longer only about the device itself but the entire ecosystem: apps that consumers bought, accessories available for that company’s products, music downloaded, videos and movies bought, eBooks sold to users of that device. And in this arena, there is only one undisputed king – Apple.

My Really Loud Prediction: Samsung will leap further ahead. The new Samsung Galaxy S phones revealed in London, the next version of the Note and more aggression with the upcoming Windows Phone 8 phones will give it some very serious numbers. But there are four bludgeoning hits coming in the future. A huge comeback from from BlackBerry with its OS 10, Nokia and Microsoft hitting incredibly hard in the next one year, LG unleashing some great phones and Apple with its iPhone 5 (a real new iPhone, since the last two were just very minor upgrades to the iPhone 3GS) and an economy iPhone (may well be the iPhone 4S at a unlocked price of $199). King Samsung has its fight cut out.

This is a number game that matters as it’s a game involving billions of dollars and the very survival of many companies. While the roadmap for the next two years seems quite set in stone, who will be number one in five years? It could be any of the big three or a complete unknown. A new king may already have been born – we just don’t know it yet.

Source: Hindutimes

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