NYT: Samsung cannot compete, Apple’s iPhone 5s is by far the world’s best smartphone

12 years ago

“Over the last couple weeks, many of my colleagues in the tech press have published reviews of the Galaxy S5, Samsung’s newest top-of-the-line smartphone,” Farhad Manjoo reports for The New York Times. “Samsung seems to have done just enough with the S5 to stay ahead of every other Android phone maker… The upshot of all these reviews is that if you’re looking for the best Android phone, Samsung’s is the one to buy.”

“While there are probably some people who go out to shop for the best Android phone, I suspect that most people want to know which phone is best of all, whatever operating system it runs,” Manjoo reports. “In other words, how does the Galaxy S5 compare to the iPhone 5S, Apple’s six-month-old flagship device and the champion to beat?”

“The answer: Not very well,” Manjoo reports. “I’ve been using the new Samsung for about three weeks, and while I do think it is the best Android phone you can buy, it sure isn’t the best phone on the market. By just about every major measure you’ll care about, from speed to design to ease of use to the quality of its apps, Samsung’s phone ranks behind the iPhone, sometimes far behind. If you’re looking for the best phone on the market right now, I’d recommend going with the iPhone 5S.”

“For many people, there will only be a single obvious reason to buy the Galaxy S5 over the iPhone 5S: The Samsung phone has a much bigger screen,” Manjoo reports. “Size isn’t an objective advantage but rather a matter of preference — some people like big phones and some people like small ones. For the next few months, for big-phone lovers, Samsung’s massive size will make it the clear winner. Yet that points to a looming problem for Samsung. News reports and common sense suggest that Apple will almost certainly unveil a bigger iPhone later this year. If you assume that everything else about the iPhone-versus-Galaxy matchup will remain the same after the size increase, it means that Samsung will lose its single greatest advantage over Apple.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Crappy Android phones will always fare poorly when compared to the one true innovator’s revolutionary iPhones.