This isn't to say one is better than the other. I personally use a S3, my wife uses an Iphone 4s. She will be upgrading to the 5.
I've been reading reviews on the Iphone 5 and don't get this at all. Reviewers point out that the Iphone doesn't feel cheap or is somehow superior because it isn't plastic. Plastic, by all accounts holds up a whole lot better when dropped than glass or aluminum. I found this to be particularly amusing.
"Ditching the glass back and reducing the thickness of the glass panel on the front has affected the design of the metal band around the edge of the iPhone. It is now chamfered and while that looks pretty, we've already noticed that on the black model the edge has started to wear, revealing the shiny silver aluminium metal underneath the "slate" coloured coating and, indeed, we've witnessed it on two separate models, ruling out a fluke manufacturing error.
These small scuffs will catch the light and make the phone look visibly worn. We suspect that it won't be as noticeable on the white model because the metal edging is silver, so that's worth bearing in mind when you come to order your colour choice."
This prominent website stated that the phone didn't feel cheap unlike its competitors and praises the Iphone...but then mentions that a NEW phone is already wearing on the edges?
SMH
I've been reading reviews on the Iphone 5 and don't get this at all. Reviewers point out that the Iphone doesn't feel cheap or is somehow superior because it isn't plastic. Plastic, by all accounts holds up a whole lot better when dropped than glass or aluminum. I found this to be particularly amusing.
"Ditching the glass back and reducing the thickness of the glass panel on the front has affected the design of the metal band around the edge of the iPhone. It is now chamfered and while that looks pretty, we've already noticed that on the black model the edge has started to wear, revealing the shiny silver aluminium metal underneath the "slate" coloured coating and, indeed, we've witnessed it on two separate models, ruling out a fluke manufacturing error.
These small scuffs will catch the light and make the phone look visibly worn. We suspect that it won't be as noticeable on the white model because the metal edging is silver, so that's worth bearing in mind when you come to order your colour choice."
This prominent website stated that the phone didn't feel cheap unlike its competitors and praises the Iphone...but then mentions that a NEW phone is already wearing on the edges?
SMH