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Introduction

Two flagship smartphones carrying such a weight of expectations that one would think they’d have no time and energy to worry about each other. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has to outsell the Galaxy S III and the HTC One is expected to turn the fortunes around for an ailing company. So, which one’s bigger? And we mean the job, not the phone.

The two contenders themselves will have an entire review to each prove their point. These two superdroids make no compromise and charge big bucks. They need to make sure users are getting their money’s worth. That’s what flagships are all about. They win big but they lose big too – and last season Samsung and HTC were on either side of that line.

Things look different this time around. We know the two phones quite well already, the HTC Onereview is only just behind us, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 in the final stages. The setting for this clash has changed too – the elite flagship club isn’t exclusive to top-tier manufacturers anymore. Yet, there should be no better guarantee for a thriller than the names of Samsung and HTC. The prodigy children of two of the most revered Android makers are about to fight it out, and even the slightest edge could give a massive advantage in the marketplace.

Running over the entire spec sheet of each phone will take too long – both droids are impressively armed – so instead we’ll just list the differences. Here’s how one is better than the other and vice versa.

Samsung Galaxy S4 over HTC One

• Bigger screen; works with gloves and air gestures
• Higher resolution camera – 13MP vs. 4MP
• Newer Android version – 4.2.2 vs. 4.1.2
• Multi-window multitasking
• Higher clock speed chipset
• Expandable storage
• User-replaceable battery of higher capacity
• Additional sensors (barometer, thermometer, hygroscope)
• Exclusive software features
• Smaller, thinner, lighter

HTC One over Samsung Galaxy S4

• Brilliant-looking aluminum unibody
• Optical Image Stabilization, image sensor with 2µm pixel size
• HTC Zoe, BlinkFeed
• Front mounted stereo speakers, Beats Audio
• FM Radio

Looking at the two lists above, you’d thing the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the upper hand. It’s not that simple – not all bullet points have the same weight. For example, we’ll take the sleek aluminum unibody over a hygroscope any day of the week. And the megapixel debate for the two cameras will probably take a huge chunk of this article to resolve.

But let’s look at the schools of thought behind the two phones. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the power user’s heaven with settings, tweaks and toggles scattered all over the place – with all the proper hardware support too. TouchWiz is familiar and intuitive enough so regular users will not be lost, but they might miss out on some of the more exotic features of the Galaxy S4.

 
Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One sizing each other up

The HTC One is quite the opposite – it aims to make things simple. Zoe looks impressive, but require nothing of the user, it’s all done automagically. The Optical Image Stabilization and Beats Audio similarly work behind the scenes to enhance the experience.

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Introduction

Upgrader’s dilemmas. We’ve had a few of those over the years but, every once in a while, deciding between the next generation and the last transcends the limits of a brand. By consistently delivering the goods, the Galaxy line has become synonymous with the best that Android has to offer. Now, it’s a huge reputation to live up to and it’s only getting harder for every new flagship.

With millions of Galaxy S4‘s being packaged as we speak and prepared for shipping, it’s the time for hard choices. Very much so for Galaxy S III owners – about 50 million of them on latest account. Upgrade or stay put? Tough one.

Or is it? For smartphone geeks it borders on a no-brainer. It’s the newer model that flaunts a full-HD five-incher and an immensely powerful chipset, with a 13MP camera and a host new software tricks to boot. Those should be enough of a nudge to get fence-sitters on the right side of the fence. Which, from Samsung’s perspective, is the side of the Galaxy S4.

That’s the thing, though. It’s the manufacturer’s job to always get people interested in the latest. You on the other hand, want to know if they’re getting enough in return for their hard-earned cash. You may still end up buying a new model every year, but it should be a choice not a compulsion.

Samsung Galaxy S4 over Samsung Galaxy S III

• 5″ 1920 x 1080 Super AMOLED display with ~441 ppi density, Gorilla Glass 3 (over 4.8″ 720p ~306 ppi on the S III)
• Quad-core Snapdragon 600 or Exynos 5 Octa chipset
• 2 GB of RAM on all models (only the US LTE-capable S III has 2 GB RAM)
• 13 MP camera (8 MP on the S III)
• 2 MP 1080p front-facer (1.9 MP 720p on the S III)
• Temperature and humidity sensors
• Wireless charging
• Air gestures, smart gestures (some may eventually come to the S III)
• Wi-Fi ac, faster HSDPA (42.2 Mbps over 21 Mbps on the S III)
• LTE on all models
• More compact, thinner and slightly lighter body (7.9 mm vs 8.6 mm, 130 g vs 133 g)
• Higher-capacity battery (2600 vs 2100 mAh)

Samsung Galaxy S III over Samsung Galaxy S4

• Cheaper
• FM radio
• Will eventually receive most of the TouchWiz novelties via update
• Wider field of view in camera and camcorder

Samsung did its best – again – to make it easy for users to choose the Galaxy S4. No dramatic changes to the styling might be a concern, but then again it’s obvious that a lot of effort went into the design. The Galaxy S4 packs a bigger battery, a slightly larger screen, a more powerful processor into a body that’s more compact than that of its predecessor.

The screen is a significant step up from the previous model too – it’s crisper, having more than double the amount of pixels, superior brightness and colors and, not least of all, does have that precious extra room for even better productivity and multimedia experience.

On the software front, there are air gestures, eye tracking, face tracking, Smart Pause. Features that elevate the TouchWiz experience above the rest in terms of both usability and novelty, but at least some of them will eventually land on the Galaxy S III too.

So, while it’s clear that the Galaxy S4 is in many ways superior to the Galaxy S III, it’s equally easy to turn that around and say that both phones share many similarities. Both will be running the latest Android software when the Galaxy S III gets its promised update and both have great Super AMOLED screens, capable processors, expandable storage, solid battery life and stellar cameras.

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We can expect the Samsung Galaxy S III sometime in 2012, if we are to believe what the photo below has to offer. The image in question not only tells us when, but what we can expect from the yet to be announced Samsung flagship.

In a slide detailing the progression of the Galaxy S family, the III sits in the top right, and next to it a juicy specs list follows.

Supposedly the Galaxy S III will bring to the table a Exynos 4212 1.8 GHz dual core (sorry not quad core just yet) processor, twinned with 2GBs of RAM. There’s also a 4.6 inch Super AMOLED HD display that will provide HD resolution without the PenTile technology found in the current Samsung screens and to finish the list off, the upcoming S will supposedly have a whopping 12MP camera utilizing a W750 BSI CMOS sensor for image control.

The tipster who passed all this information on also mentioned a few other goodies, such as LTE and NFC support (which will tie in nicely with Google Wallet) as well as a flat display, more in line with the Galaxy S family and not as some suspected, akin to the upcoming Nexus Prime. Interestingly enough, the S III will also apparently include the four typical Android buttons, despite a 99% certainty that it will be running the latest Ice Cream Sandwich build of Google’s mobile OS.

Now as a disclaimer to any leaked content we find floating about the internets, there are a number of things to increase the illegitamacy of this leak. For one, spelling errors are rife on the slide, alongside the original Galaxy S being misquoted to have run a Exynos chipset of its own. It also doesn’t correlate entirely with the 4 Chan specs of the Galaxy S III but there are some similarities.

It’s probable that we’ll get a display size of around 4.6 inches, a dual core nearing the 2GHz mark, a rear camera dipping into double digit megapixels and NFC support, but beyond that don’t take what we’re showing here as gospel, just a taste of things to come.

Introduction

Android devices come from all walks of life, but in each generation there is a “chosen one”. In 2012, it’s the Nexus 4 and, as an overall package, this is probably the best Google has ever delivered. Yet, by a mean twist of fate, it has the most formidable opposition of any Nexus phone so far. Even with Google’s official backing, the purebred Nexus 4 is not guaranteed a win against the Samsung Galaxy S III – the Android smartphone of the season, which has been selling in numbers that make Black Friday look like a slow day at the grocery.

The hook of the Nexus 4 is flagship specs at a hard-to-beat price. It has a top-notch screen and chipset, but some corners had to be cut to make the budget (the non-expandable inbuilt memory is particularly painful).

There’s a clear objective but dethroning the Galaxy S III is a huge challenge. That beast of a droid has set the user experience bar quite high. Of course Samsung just cannot match Google’s aggressive pricing, but the 5-month market advantage has made the Galaxy S III a little more affordable. The flip side of the coin is that the Galaxy S III hardware is no longer cream of the crop.

The Nexus 4 on the other hand, has availability issues – it runs out in minutes. Another thing is that it costs $350 only in countries where the Play Store is available too, elsewhere it gets quite steep.

Let’s follow proper championship protocol and go over the highlights of each contender while they wait for the bell in their corners .

Google Nexus 4 over Galaxy S III

• Stock Android, quick updates
• Next generation CPU and GPU architectures, 2GB RAM on all models
• Unofficial, limited LTE connectivity
• Competitive price
• Full RGB strip IPS Plus screen
• Gorilla Glass 2 on the back, eye-catching pattern

Samsung Galaxy S III over Nexus 4

• Better camera
• 16:9 Super AMOLED screen
• More storage options, microSD card slot
• User-removable battery
• USB OTG out of the box
• Plenty of software perks (MultiView, Smart stay, excellent codec support and more)
• Color options
• FM Radio
• Readily available in stores, steady price

The Nexus 4 is using tech that will only go into full swing next year. The Galaxy S III in turn will inevitably start showing its age. Our experience with the two phones though is that the Samsung flagship is not to be easily dismissed.

The software is a different story – Google’s approach is one of purist simplicity, while Samsung throws everything its R&D department has cooking up in the labs (and those guys are pretty prolific).

They say the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, but before we get to the actual experience with the Google Nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S III, we do have to look at their bits and parts first. The hardware checkup is first on our list.

Samsung Canada promised that Galaxy S III users will receive the anticipated upgrade to OS 4.1 Jelly Bean “before the holidays,” and it looks like they’ve come through. They just posted a note on Twitter that says this coming Monday (December 3rd) is when users can expect it to hit their device.

Jelly Bean starts rolling out to Galaxy S III owners over-the-air Monday. Stay tuned for more Jelly Bean announcements soon!

Unfortunately there’s no indication of what carriers will be up first. The Galaxy S III is basically available on every Canadian carrier – Rogers, Bell, TELUS, Virgin, SaskTel, WIND, Mobilicity, Videotron and soon to be at Koodo and MTS. In addition, Samsung notes that more Jelly Bean updates are coming… probably the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II and the Galaxy S IIx.

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Apparently the Galaxy Note II will be graced with a few new colours next year. According to a post on SamMobile we’ll see the 5.5-inch Android be splashed with Amber Brown, Garnet Red and Sapphire Black. Samsung will take the opportunity and show off the new colours at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. If tradition repeats itself then us Canadians might only see the red version. When the new 4 new colours of the Galaxy S III were announced – Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey – us Canadians only received the Garnet Red via Bell, TELUS and SaskTel.

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The iPhone is the most common smartphone almost everywhere in the world… almost. According to analysts at Canalys, in the third quarter this year Apple dropped out of the Top 5 smartphone makers in the Chinese market.

And it’s an important market – according to Canalys again, China became a bigger market than the US earlier this year.

Samsung maintains a tentative lead in China holding 14% of the market, with local maker Lenovo breathing down its neck with 13%.

To rub salt in the wound, Samsung’s Galaxy S III took the title of “World’s best-selling smartphone in Q3 2012,” according to Strategy Analytics. There were 18 million Galaxy S III units sold and “only” 16.2 million iPhone 4S phones. Of course, iPhone 4S sales were down in Q3 because everyone was waiting for the iPhone 5 to launch.

Anyway, back to China. The third place there is surprising – it’s held by Yulong, who are not known outside of China, but managed to score partnerships with the country’s to major carriers – China Telecom and China Mobile.

Two better known brands round up the Top 5 – ZTE and Huawei. The last three companies have around 10% market share each. Apple is currently sixth with 8% (it had 9% in Q2).

In Q3 this year, there were around 50 million smartphones shipped in China, which is over a third of all smartphones shipped in the whole world for the three month period.

The growth in China comes primarily from cheap models ($70-$120) and the iiPhone 4S can’t compete with its price of $713 (the iPhone 5 is yet to launch in China, probably in December).

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The Samsung Galaxy Camera drew a lot of attention when it was announced though launch date and pricing details were a bit slim. Samsung put out a press release today, saying the camera will be in the UK stores in a couple of days.

The Samsung Brand Store will get in on November 7, while other stores will get it the next day. The other stores are Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and Jessops. Both brick-and-mortar and online stores will be selling the camera.

Jessops already have the Galaxy Camera on pre-order (in black and white) and are asking £400 for it ($640, €500) with a free 8GB SanDisk microSD to complement the 8GB of built-in storage.

Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U still haven’t put up the Camera up on their sites and Jessops only offers it through their online site (no in-store pickups yet).

By the way, a Samsung NX1000 EVIL camera with 20-50mm lens goes for £380 in the same store, so you should consider how important it is for you to have an Android powered camera.

Just so we’re clear, it’s an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-powered camera with the internals of the Galaxy S III (including the quad-core CPU at 1.4GHz and 4.8″ Super Clear LCD with 720p resolution) packed inside a point-and-shoot camera body (1/2.3 sensor” 16MP BSI sensor, 23mm wide-angle lens and 21x optical zoom).

By the way, the Samsung Galaxy Camera has 3G and 4G LTE connectivity, though that’s for data only.

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