If you are updating an old handset you could be looking at the Apple iPhone 5 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Both handsets are available now and they are both superb choices despite their age.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 runs on Jelly Bean, the Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 6. Both of the operating systems have good and bad points. iOS is easy to learn and it is the most stable. Handsets that have iOS generally command a higher price when it comes to resale too. The Apple Store is home to a large range of apps too.
When Jelly Bean was introduced and it was a large step up from Ice Cream Sandwich. Android is constantly being updated, but it can be more difficult to learn, however it is well worth it due to its flexibility. iOS tends to be simple to learn, but it is more restrictive than Android.
If you need to be able to customise your handset you would choose Android as it has lots of widgets, launchers and ROMs. You don’t have to sync with iTunes either. You cannot get any of this with iOS as all you can change is your wallpaper and ringtone. Android is generally the slower of the operating systems for getting updates out to the masses though. When Apple bring out a new operating system the Apple iPhone 5 will get it in just a few weeks, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 might be waiting for months for an update once it has been released.
Older handsets running Android often get left behind and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at less than one year old, might not get updated past Jelly Bean. On the other hand the Apple iPhone 5 will get the latest iOS 7 update when Apple launch it.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is twice as fast as the iPhone 5 though in benchmarks, thanks to it having quad core processors and double the RAM. It also has a larger battery, larger display and it comes with the S Pen. The Apple iPhone 5 is the better looking of the two handsets, however this is due to Samsung using an abundance of plastic on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
You should get around 35 hours from the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 if you use 2G and with 3G this would be about 16 hours. The device has a removable battery and it supports SD card expansion, something which the Apple iPhone 5 doesn’t.
There is a camera of 8 megapixels with both handsets and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 supports a camera of 1.9 megapixels on the front, while this is a 1.2MP on the Apple iPhone 5. Both handsets support HSPA + and LTE.
For the battery, the processor and storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 wins. The Apple iPhone 5 is the winner for design, camera and the price tag. You can pick up the Apple iPhone 5 from $ 199, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starts at $ 299.
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