Comparison between the Apple and Samsung Companies
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Apple
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Samsung
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Founder (s)
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Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
Ronald
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Wayne
Lee Byung-chul
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Founded (in the year)
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1977
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1938
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Logo
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Logo used since 1998
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Logo used since 1999
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Headquarters
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Apple Campus; 1 Infinite Loop,
Cupertino, California, U.S.
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Samsung Town, Seoul, South
Korea
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Type
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Public
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Chaebol (Business conglomerate)
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Famous for
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iPhones
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Galaxy smartphones and tablets
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Used for
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Apples are mostly used for graphics and multimedia.
services.
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Samsung is mostly used for advanced and updated technologies
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Website
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apple.com
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Samsung .com
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With the data we had gathered, we came into the comparison of the specifications of the 2 brands.
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Apple
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Samsung
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Usage
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Easy to Use / A little bit complicated to operate when starting
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Easy to Use / Gives you a lot of control over your device and the apps that come with it.
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Aesthetics
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Better designed compared to Samsung
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Comes with awesome designs
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Price
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Starting Price of $1,000
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Starting Price of $200
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Closed and Open Systems
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Closed Source
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Open Source
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Screen Quality
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Latest Model: Super
Retina XDR OLED
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Latest Model: Dynamic AMOLED
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Security
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More secure with better touch ID and a much better face ID. Lesser risk of malware
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Very secure also.
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Battery life
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Not large battery capacity
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Last longer and may not need to be charge often
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Camera
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Live photos /More ideal for third-party app capturing
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Wide-angle mode, low light-HDR, and scene optimizer
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Storage
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They don’t support SD cards
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Supports External storage
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Peripherals
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Don’t use a USB
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Can be connected to a standard USB port
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Ease of Repair
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Cost a little more to repair
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Would recommend getting an official replacement through the manufacturer.
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Discussion
Apart from the fact that one is Apple/iOS and the other one is Android, there’s got to be some other differences, right? There are!
Usage: When it comes to the ease of use for both devices, it cannot be denied that both iOS and Android interfaces are easy to use and you can rest assured that you won’t have any problems using any of them. However, if we consider how the home-screen is set up and the general appearance of the home screen, perhaps, the balance tilts toward android. Generally, android phones (Samsung in this case) gives you a lot of control over your device and the apps that come with it. You can set up your device exactly the way you want it and be flexible with it.
Aesthetics: When it comes to phone selection, you might want to consider the kind of design and beauty the phone has because quite frankly, everybody loves good aesthetics. In all cases, iPhones have great designs. This is because Apple
manufacturers produce luxury phones. As a result, you can expect that the next iPhone will be much more beautiful in comparison to the previous one. As far as Samsung phones go, many of them also come with awesome designs. For example, Samsung S7 is very much as aesthetically pleasing as iPhone 7 plus. However, this is not always the case because as much as these android producers also want aesthetics, it’s not their primary goal as it is with apple. So in making your decision, if you care about aesthetics, you might want to have it at the back of your mind that you may not see a Samsung phone better designed than a particular iPhone.
Price: The reason I said earlier that these two have a market of their own is because that their prices are high. Much higher than your average smartphone. To choose between the two, well, for iPhones, one thing you can always be sure about is that they come at high tag prices. It is certain. To get an iPhone, you will have to pay top dollar. For example, when iPhone X first got to the market, its starting price was $1,000. The iPhone 11 Pro Max had a starting price of $1,100 and iPhone 11 had a starting price of $700. Even iPhone SE was meant to be iPhone “budget” phone was $400. However, Samsung phones have prices that vary from mildly expensive to very expensive depending on what you are getting. Very good Samsung phones can go for $200 – $300. However, for the ones that can actually compete with iPhones, you would have to dig really deep into your pocket. For example, Samsung’s latest Z lineup costs $1,400. More expensive than the iPhone prices listed up. Just look at that!
Closed and open systems: One major difference between androids and iPhones is the fact that android is open source while iPhone is closed source. What this means is that for android, different developers could improve the system and any developer can create an app on android, unlike the highly proprietary iPhone. Whatever you are going to get can only be gotten through apple otherwise you won’t get it. This is a safety measure to ensure that not just anything gets on apple devices.
Security: There is not much of a debate here if we are keeping things real. iPhone is more secure. It has a better touch ID and a much better face ID. Also, there is a lesser risk of downloading apps with malware on iPhones than with android phones. However, Samsung phones are also very secure so it’s a difference that may not necessarily de a deal-breaker.
Battery life: Samsung holds the advantage here. iPhones aren’t exactly known for their large battery capacity. As such, Samsung phones last longer and may not need to be changed as often as that of an iPhone.
Camera: Here, one thing is for sure, both devices offer great camera quality. The camera quality is so good, it could replace a dedicated camera. Samsung camera has some top functions like wide-angle mode, low light-HDR, and a scene optimizer which adjusts camera settings to get the ideal shot depending on the subject. However, iPhone has slightly better camera features, for example, live photos. The iPhone camera also seems more ideal for third-party app capturing. Overall, you cannot go wrong in this section. Whichever one you choose will still give you a great result.
Storage: iPhones have always had a storage issue largely down to the fact that they don’t come with support for SD cards. However, this was improved with the iPhone 11 Pro which has a space of 512GB internal storage. This is still not comparable to Samsung S10 which has up to 512GB internal storage and also supports up to 512GB micro SD card.
Peripherals: This may not seem so important but it probably is. People generally tend to connect their phones to other devices, for example, laptops. All android devices use standard USB ports so you can always connect your phones to external gears. However, iPhones don’t use USB. As such, another external device that will connect with the phone’s proprietary lightning port is needed. This is an extra cost as USB cables are generally cheaper than lightning port cousins.
All these said, one thing we can ascertain is that whether you choose to go with a Samsung or an iPhone, you cannot go wrong because they are both high-quality phones. They have advantages in different aspects but they are generally very close. In the end, let your taste and your pocket decide!
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