It’s been a few weeks and so it seems the dust has settled–if only a tad–on the great Android takeover of 2013. The business of regime change is a sobering one for Cupertino’s Apple. Yet Androids is just a tough nut to crack, and getting tougher with every update. Here are some back up with another comparison. This time the digital catfight will place Samsung’s Galaxy S4 in the squared circle against Apple’s tried and true iPhone 5. Each was surreptitiously bested by the HTC One, as both the GS4 and the iPhone 5 were myopically competing against each other–more or less. Apple only had its previous versions to compete against and Samsung was so busy watching Apple, that neither saw the 80lbs gorilla in the room.
Forcing Apple and Samsung to go lick their wounds is no easy task. So while the HTC One goes off to enjoy its dual consecutive victories, the defeated will do the man-dance for 2nd place. It’s the Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. the Apple iPhone 5.
2.1 Design Specification
2.1.1 Size
One of the most impressive things about the phone is the fact the size hasn't changed from its predecessor - the Galaxy S4 comes in at 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches), meaning there's no extra heft to try to work with in your palm. With 130 grams it’s pretty lightweight. Compare with the iPhone 5 introduces a new size variant–taller than previous iPhone iterations and enough to incorporate an additional row of apps. The width now rests at 2.37in. It’s still one of the slimmest high end smartphones on the market. It makes it exceedingly easy to hold in a single hand–most notable for smaller handed folks. It seems like iPhone is more convenient to hold.
2.1.2 Appearance
This is clearly a subjective matter. IPhone 5 still versatile in either white or black. The display reaches virtually edge-to-edge, while it plays host to essentially the same amount of physical buttons as the GS4 (iPhone 5 has an additional mute toggle). The use of metals, when