Reigning smartphone of 2012 i.e. Samsung Galaxy S3 is now old, yet it is worth stacking up Galaxy S3 against HTC One in ring square-off. Since, we’re keeping Galaxy S3 on the stand against the mighty HTC One, let’s include Apple’s iPhone 5, the fierce rival of top-notch android phones. Let’s see how these three phones outbid each other and on what scale and in which aspects. All these three phones are kings. With HTC One, HTC has high hopes and currently HTC One is supposed to be the best phone in the market in terms of raw hardware performance. You might have noticed design similarity between HTC One and iPhone 5. HTC has brilliantly worked on design, camera, sound aspects of One. We’ve already made comparison of HTC One vs Sony xperia Z, so here lets explore the differences in specifications of HTC One VS Galaxy S3 VS iPhone 5 here in this post:
| Name | Apple iPhone 5 | HTC One | Samsung Galaxy S3 |
| Brand | Apple | HTC | Samsung |
| Screen Size | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Screen Resolution | 1136x640 pixels, capacitive, LED-backlit IPS, Gorilla Glass protection | 1920x1080 pixels, Super LCD3, Gorilla Glass protection | 1280x720 pixels, capacitive, Gorilla Glass 2 protection |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi | 469 ppi | 306 ppi |
| Height | 123.8 mm | 137.4 mm | 136.6 mm |
| Width | 58.6 mm | 68.2 mm | 70.6 mm |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 9.3 mm | 8.6 mm |
| Weight | 112 g or 3.95 ounce | 143 g or 5.04 oz | 133 g (4.69 oz) |
| Processor | Apple A6 | Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 | Exynos 4412 Quad |
| Processor Speed | Dual-core 1.2 | 1.7GHz Quad Core | Quad-core 1.4 |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) | Adreno 320 GPU | Mali-400MP |
| RAM | 1GB | 2 GB | 1 GB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 16/32/64 GB models | 32/64 GB | 16/32/64 GB models |
| Memory Card | External memory card not supported | External memory card not supported | up to 64 GB external supported |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n | yes |
| Dual Band WiFi | Yes | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, 4.0 | ||
| 3G | yes | yes | yes |
| 4G | yes | yes | yes (Some regions only) |
| 3G Speed | 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; | HSPA + | 21 Mbps; |
| 4G Speed | 100 mbps | 100Mbps | |
| Camera | 8 megapixel | 4mp Ultrapixel | 8 megapixel |
| Photo Resolution | 3264x2448 | 2688 x 1520 | 3264x2448 |
| Flash | yes | yes | yes |
| Video Recording | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Recording Quality | Full HD(1080p @ 30fps) | 1080p Full HD @ 30fps | Full HD (1080p @ 30fps) |
| Front Camera | Yes, 1.3mp | 2.1mp, 1080p video recording | Yes, 1.9mp |
| Release Date | September, 2012 | February 2013 | May 2012 |
| OS | iOS 6 | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS, upgradeable to Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, upgradeable to Jelly Bean and up |
| Price | Rs. 34900 | ||
| NFC | No | Yes | yes |
| Battery | 1440 mAh | 2300mAh | 2100 mAh |
| Other Features | Bluetooth 4.0 | Apple Maps | New reversible Lightning connector | A new Apple Earpods | Lots of software level enhancements in iOS 6| Enhanced call clarity | iSight Camera | Black and White Color availability | Annodized alluminum body with glass inlays. |
| Several features like Pop up Play, Smart Stay, smart Dial, Smart Alert| LED notification light | Flagship handset | Available in several colors - blue, black, white, garnet red, pink, brown | Very popular model |
