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Samsung Galaxy S4 or iPhone 5?

OscarTheTitan

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May 28, 2013
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I'm considering getting a new phone on a plan (I've been on pre-paid for years now) and these phones both look fantastic.
They both have the same plan, $50 a month ($500 Included value, Free Unlimited National TXT, 1GB of data, standard phone call 98c per minute)
I like both phones but there are some things I prefer for each.
Galaxy S4:
- Much, much more flexibility and customization
- Faster (1.9GHz Quad Core & 2GB RAM vs 1.3GHz Dual Core & 1GB RAM. SGSII anyone? 2010 tech right there!)
- Better screen resolution and quality (1080p video and capture, 13.0 megapixel rear-facing camera, 5" screen)
- Neat features (Air Gesture/Wave, Group Play, TV Control)
- Micro SD slot (64GB of storage!)
iPhone 5:
- Easy to use UI
- More Secure
- Better App selection
- Better exterior material (Metal over plastic)
- Apple's lovely calling and texting layouts
I'm really torn. I'm slightly leaning toward Samsung since they have some great features I'd see myself using on a regular basis. But Apple is still awesome and I'd be extremely happy with either
 
Solution
wait for the xperia honami. date of presentation 4 september. it will be better than the gs4
it has better cpu(snapdragon 800 vs snapdragon 600)
it has better material (glass vs the plastic)
its water and dust proof
camera of 20mpxl
a bigger battery (3000 mah vs 2600 mah)
and probably will shoot 4k videos ! xD

http://www.androidauthority.com/sony-honami-next-to-xperia-z-ultra-256288/
wait for the xperia honami. date of presentation 4 september. it will be better than the gs4
it has better cpu(snapdragon 800 vs snapdragon 600)
it has better material (glass vs the plastic)
its water and dust proof
camera of 20mpxl
a bigger battery (3000 mah vs 2600 mah)
and probably will shoot 4k videos ! xD

http://www.androidauthority.com/sony-honami-next-to-xperia-z-ultra-256288/
 
Solution
I would choose Samsung.. it doesn't look nice at all to me, nut the fact is that its specs are really good..http://versus.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s4-vs-apple-iphone-5