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The iPhone 5 has failed to make as big a mark as its predecessors,
and there’s possibly worse news in store for Apple. 2013 has seen a host
of brand new smartphones being launched, even though the year has
barely begun. The LG Optimus G, LG’s latest flagship phone, is one such
device that could also steal away some of the iPhone 5’s spotlight. So
we decided to pit the Optimus G against the iPhone 5 and the current
favorite flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S3, to see if it stood a chance in
the market.
From the outside: The iPhone 5’s design might get a
tad boring, considering it’s been the same since iPhone 4. At first
glance, you might not even notice anything different – with its familiar
brushed aluminum casing. But, we have to agree, it does give the iPhone
a classy and expensive look. We love the Galaxy S3’s rounded
pebble-like exterior – it gives it a different look. On the other hand,
the Optimus G manages to make its mark even though it doesn’t look as
classy as the iPhone – we especially love its Crystal Reflection rear
panel.
The iPhone 5 has a 4-inch Retina LCD display with a resolution of
1136X640 pixels. We’ve obviously found the screen size far too small,
especially in the age of 5-inch phablets. The Optimus G has a larger
4.7-inch display with a resolution of 768X1280 pixels. The Galaxy S3 has
the largest 4.8-inch display among these three, but it has the least
resolution of just 306 ppi, which negates the beauty of the large
screen. LG seems to have struck a good balance between screen size and
resolution on the Optimus G.
On the inside: The iPhone 5 is powered by a 1.3 GHz
dual-core Apple A6 processor and 1 GB of RAM. The Galaxy S3 has a
slightly more powerful 1.4 GHz processor but only 1 GB of RAM. The
Optimus G’s got more power, with its 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4
processor and 2 GB of RAM. Both the Galaxy S3 and Optimus G have 32 GB
of internal storage as well as a microSD card slot for those who need
more storage space – a big disappointment in the iPhone 5.
The OS: We can’t say anything bad about the iOS 6
that’s running the iPhone 5, which has the largest number of apps to
choose from. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which
is a massive improvement over the previous ICS version. A major
disappointment with the Optimus G is that it runs on Android 4.0. We
wonder why LG couldn’t put in the Jelly Bean version instead.
Camera: In terms of front-facing cameras, there
isn’t much difference between the iPhone 5 and the Optimus G – the
iPhone 5 has a 1.2 MP camera while the Optimus G has a 1.3 MP camera.
But the Galaxy S3 has a 1.9 MP front-facing camera, the best among these
three. When it comes to the main camera, we love the Optimus G’s13 MP
camera over the iPhone 5’s and the Galaxy S3’s 8 MP offering.
Battery: The iPhone 5 has a 1440 mAh camera which
gives it a talktime of about 8 hours. The Optimus G and the Galaxy S3
are the winners in this category with their 2100 mAh battery and 15
hours of talktime.
Connectivity: All these phones offering LTE as well
as 3G connectivity. The Optimus G and the Galaxy S3, in addition to WiFi
and Bluetooth, also have NFC capabilities – an important feature
missing in the iPhone 5.
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