The Samsung Galaxy S3 is superior to the iPhone 5

I once again apologise to my opponent for the forfeit last round and urge voters to give him conduct points. Time just got away from me. REBUTTALS Design/Aesthetic Appeal There is little doubt that the iPhone is a beautiful looking phone. The Galaxy S3 is not cheap looking by any means but for aesthetic value, I will concede this argument. I must remind voters that the S3 has a plastic removable back allowing additional storage and exchangeable battery, so Samsung have opted for functionality over aesthetics to some degree. Screen Quality In terms of blacker blacks, the iPhone indeed is superior. The G3 has it's own advantages in terms of screen though (as I previously mentioned). The slightly superior screen quality is balanced by the larger display and higher resolution of the S3. I assert that on balance, the screens are equally good with the iPhone 5's slightly superior quality balanced out by a larger resolution screen. Interface I contest this point heavily. My opponent suggests with a personal anecdote that there is some significant difference between how one uses either phone that makes Android difficult to use. I can tell you; there isn't. The main pages of Android display only the shortcuts you want. If Angry Birds, for example, was not a shortcut on one of the main pages (which you navigate through exactly like the iPhone, by swiping your finger across the screen), you simply navigate to 'all apps' which is a single button press and search through the alphabetically organised list of all installed apps. It would be extremely easy to emulate an iPhone like setup on Android by simply removing all widgets and making shortcuts to every app on the main pages. The opposite (mimicking the Android on iOS) is impossible. I concede only that iOS is simpler to use and counter this point by asserting that Android allows for far, far greater customisation. Camera I concede that the camera software is superior on iOS (not that the S3 has bad camera software, only that my research indicates industry experts all agree on this point; I don't see the difference), though the cameras are both 8 megapixals. I also remind voters that the front facing camera on the S3 has higher megapixals than the iPhone 5. Future Updates Ah, darn it. I hoped my opponent wouldn't bring this point up as it is one major mark against Android. Because multiple manufacturers all use Android with their own twist (like Samsung's TouchWiz and HTC's Sense) it takes much longer for the newest release of Android to reach phones. I thought this would be a priority, but it isn't. I am personally waiting with bated breath for the Jelly Bean update on my S3 (which isn't the model I'm arguing in favour of in this debate) and am still running the last release of Ice Cream Sandwich. At the polar opposite, iOS is able to be released globally simultaneously because iOS is purely Apple. I can only counter that because Android is used on so many different pieces of hardware, globally releasing it is unrealistic, but yes, I concede this point too. (Note that the model of S3 I'm arguing for has the latest version of Android out of the box) CONCLUSION There is no way I can argue that the iPhone is a bad phone. It isn't. Nor that iOS is a bad phone operating system. It isn't. However, I believe that I have more than shown the Samsung is superior. Hardware-wise, we have two cutting edge pieces of equipment, with the Samsung simply having more bells and whistles and room for future improvement, software permitting. Software-wise though, Android is superior to iOS. Jelly Bean is a pleasure to use, with those opting for simplicity catered for but with the option to go wild. iOS users are locked into Apples little box of usability.