Comparison of Apple I-phone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3

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ABSTRACT

The advent and advance of smart phone technology has fundamentally changed the landscape of mobile networking in a very short time. The Iphone was initially launched in 2007 by the Apple and it was the best touch screen smart phone around the world. However since then remaining mobile companies have established their own phones like Iphone version. One of the most successful competitors of Iphone in the recent years has been Samsung with their wide range of smart phones. This has made an interesting fight between these top two mobile brands to introduce new mobiles with similar yet innovative features. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of smart phones in today's technologically advanced era, to investigate the technologies behind the smart phones, to analyse the difference and similarities between Apple Iphone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII and to compare the Apple Iphone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII and the war of the smart phones.

ABSTRACTII

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Research Objectives4

Organisation of the Chapters4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW6

The Impact of Smart Phones6

Technology behind Smart Phones7

Sensors8

Computation8

Storage and networking8

Mobile operating system9

Usage pattern9

4G Networks in Samsung Galaxy and Apple Iphone9

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY11

Research Objectives11

Research Method12

Data Collection13

Ethical Consideration14

REFERENCES15

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

After the debut of iPhone in 2007, smart phones rapidly became the mainstream mobile computing platform. In mid 2011, a survey of mobile phone users states that smart phone ownership reaches 40% of all U.S. mobile subscribers, and the rate of smart phone adoption is accelerating. Compared to “dumb" phones, smart phones are equipped with much more powerful processors (CPU and GPU), abundant storage, high-resolution screens with multi-touch capability, advanced mobile operating systems and open SDKs. Augmented by a rich collection of mobile applications and services, smart phones are increasing weaved into our daily lives. The introduction of centralized application delivery channels (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play) revolutionized the distribution of third party mobile applications (Apple Inc. 2010, p. 109). Today smart phone users are able to access a myriad of applications instantly and wirelessly. With ever increasing computing power, connectivity, and a large selection of mobile applications, smart phones play a critical role in our digital life (Apple Inc. 2010, p. 109).

Under the hood, a smart phone is a combination of sensing, computing, and communications in a compact form factor (Apple Inc. 2010, p. 109). To assist the mobile UI (User Interface) and mobile applications, phone manufactures have packed a rich set of sensors (e.g., accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope, GPS, microphone, and camera) into smart phones; such that a smart phone is able to perceive states of its user and surroundings, such as motion, orientation, rotation, ambient light, sound, and location (Apple Inc. 2010, p. 109).

Collectively, these sensors give the phone a snapshot of the user's activity, context, and location (Gaylord, 2012, p. 3). The sensing capability enables a wide spectrum of smart phone sensing systems in various application domains, including social networks, entertainment, health care, pedestrian safety, environmental monitoring and ...