iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S3 – second display battle says Samsung’s is better

samsung galaxy s3 vs iphone 5 display

A few days ago, just after the iPhone 5 launch, we compared the new iOS device with the Galaxy S3 in a series of posts (drop test, video comparison, benchmarking results and display tests) and in most cases the iPhone 5 proved to be the better device.

Today we’re going to take another look at the display battle between the two. In our previous coverage, we showed you that the experts at DisplayMate concluded that the iPhone 5’s display is superior to the Galaxy S3’s but now we have a new report that says the opposite. Sort of.

A study conducted by IHS says that the Galaxy S3’s display is thinner and has a wider color gamut than the iPhone 5’s panel. The Galaxy S3 features a 1.1mm thick display capable of offering the full color gamut (NTSC standard) while the iPhone 5 has a 1.5mm thick display that is capable of offering just 72% of that full color gamut.

However, it’s not a clear win for the Galaxy S3, as IHS isn’t completely refuting DisplayMate’s findings. According to the survey, the iPhone 5 may offer a better performance thanks to “better calibration, higher brightness and superior power efficiency,” with Samsung’s display feeling “oversaturated and unrealistic.”

“Such improvements on the iPhone 5 are consistent with Apple's philosophy of selecting features designed to yield profitable products that deliver a superior customer experience, rather than of providing technology for technology's sake,” said Vinita Jakhanwal, an analyst at IHS.

The iPhone 5 offers a better pixel density (326 ppi vs 306 ppi) while the Galaxy S3 has the advantage of featuring true HD resolution (1280 x 720p vs 1136 x 640.) Choosing LCD over OLED could be an advantage for Apple as IHS expressed concern regarding the way organic materials age and OLED’s “power efficiency in the longer term,” according to Tech Crunch.

According to CNET, DisplayMate’s Raymond Soneira voiced his concerns against the findings of this IHS study, “arguing that the color gamut test IHS conducted was based off of an old standard that has led to incorrect conclusions.”

Ultimately, it’s down to end users to select their favorite kind of display, and smartphone. In fact, users may not even perceive during actual day-to-day smartphone use some of the differences presented by such expert studies. But that doesn’t mean we won’t see more such comparisons in the future, especially as next-gen devices from these two smartphone families come out.

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Comments

Abdullah

GS3 is a year old and have latest android 4.2.2

HTC One was out this year, and still with 4.1.2

know the difference between HTC and Samsung ? ;)
- venorme
  
  This is leaked firmware. S3 is still on 4.1.2 officially.
  This only means that Samsung has less internal security
  - Aziz Farhi
    
    Samsung does this on purpose . Its a way to make people test the ROM for bugs so that they can work on fixes and improvements.
- amine ELouakil
  
  Not to mention that the 4.2.2 got leaked for the Butterfly a month ago, and the Note 2 still not seeing any glimps of 4.2.2 and the cheery on the pie is that the S4 lags in simple tasks such as UI transitions I’m sorry but what the use of 4.2.2 if your device lag.
  - John Mortimer
    
    The lag was fixed in the UK within 4 Days
    - amine ELouakil
      
      The Lag was not fixed, there is a minor update that just started to roll out in several markets, but it doesn’t solve all of the lag issues (like I mentioned before I don’t doubt that Samsung will remove the lag but that doesn’t change the fact that it is there and the product was launched with it) let’s see if the One will have similar issues which I doubt but not impossible
  - steve gerrard
    
    But you forget the Butterfly WON’T be seeing Key Lime pie, a device that is 7 months younger than the S3, for which the latter will be getting KLP or 4.3 or whatever Google shows as with the Note 2. So your logic and blatant inferior HTC Fanboy mentality kinda burns up yet again.
    - amine ELouakil
      
      lol? can you at least provide a proof of what you are claiming? The butterfly won’t be getting 4.3 ? the S3 and Note will? Definitly you are the blatant inferior Samsung fanboy here you are even making up stuff, where are everything I mentioned in my previous comment is true and I can easly provide proofs if you want.
- http://www.facebook.com/john.tryon.129 John Tryon
  
  Also you know it depends on the Carrier as I, along with probably a million or so others that have AT&T are still on 4.1.1 for the S3. It doesn’t exactly bother me, but some people probably are antsy. I guess the key is to research the history of which carriers are the best at updates. Then pick that carrier, OS updates have nothing to do with the manufacturer.
- Sudeepto Dutta
  
  Well said mate , I am a Sammy lover & I believe that firmware updates & OEM support comes way ahead than the build quality …
  
  Expandable memory , removable back … Samsung listens to what its consumer needs … nuff said :)
http://www.facebook.com/dander.mcsullivan D’Ander McSullivan

How about Note 2?
- http://www.facebook.com/RonMagnum Ron Anselmo III
  
  No! you would brick the phone Note 2 Roms only with your specific carrier!
  - http://www.facebook.com/dander.mcsullivan D’Ander McSullivan
    
    I know. I just wonder when Sammy will be rolling out the update for the Note 2.
    - venorme
      
      @soon
      “soon” is a trademark for Samsung
      - http://www.facebook.com/dander.mcsullivan D’Ander McSullivan
        
        Well, you have a point there. Sticking to Omega ROM in the meanwhile.
  - http://twitter.com/TuckyC Arturo Castaños
    
    It’s not really about carrier, but to specific model, this leak is only for the Galaxy S3 model number GT-i9300 regardles if you are on at&t US, vodafone germany or telcel mexico.
Jorge Fernandes

Can i install it on AT&t S3 i747?
- http://www.facebook.com/RonMagnum Ron Anselmo III
  
  If its leaked for your device yes! But not if its for another carrier you will brick it!
- Aziz Farhi
  
  Don’t.
MasterMuffin

No! Anything else but the new settings UI!
- Josh York
  
  Amen, Brother!
  - steve gerrard
    
    An update is an update and most features are taken from Google, not the S4.
sitaramaraju

My S3 already running on 4.2.2, after all it is a cooked ROM, most of stuff works, but you will loose few samsung proprietary apps, like the awesome dadelion live wallpaper, and few live wall paper effects etc., but yes, if you are not a UI fan and just love to be called ON 4.2.2 there are ROMs available. CWM10 – does the best so far I have seen.
kascollet

“Notably absent are the many software features that Samsung introduced for the camera of the Galaxy S4. Features like Eraser mode or Sound and Shot aren’t hardware dependent, and should work in theory on the Galaxy S3, the Note 2, and other Samsung devices.”
The “Apple way” I guess…
- steve gerrard
  
  Apple way? What about no Zoe for the HTC One x or butterfly, could be say apple way for that POS HTC and Sony. Typical underdog mentality, really hope HTC die quickly.
Denzel

Galaxy S3 Android 4.2.2 Leaked Update Full Review of features/changes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieP_6CpSGdk
The King

where is the camera app and transparent notification bar???? bad samsung….. :(
mohamadoof

where is the transparent notification bar and weather widget like galaxy s4 !!!!