Samsung's Galaxy S4 vs Apple's iPhone 5

Samsung Electronics Co on Thursday premiered its latest phone, the Galaxy S4, which sports a bigger display and features such as gestu
Samsung Electronics Co on Thursday premiered its latest phone, the Galaxy S4, which sports a bigger display and features such as gesture controls, as the South Korean company takes the fight to iPhone maker Apple Inc.

The phone, the first in Samsung's highly successful Galaxy S-series to make its global debut on U.S. soil, was unveiled to a packed audience at Manhattan's iconic Radio City Music Hall on Thursday evening.

The S4, which Samsung preceded with a marketing blitz that drummed up industry speculation reminiscent of some of Apple's past launches, will be available by the end of April. Samsung said all major U.S. service providers will sell the phone, but kept mum on exact dates and prices.

The latest Galaxy bristles with a host of features not typically found on rivals' phones: it can stop and start videos depending on whether someone is looking at the screen, flip between songs and photos at the wave of a hand, and record sound to run alongside snapped still pictures.

The following is a side-by-side comparison of their physical hardware:

Features	Galaxy S4	iPhone 5
Screen size	5-inch	4-inch
Resolution	1,920x1,080	1,136x640
Thickness	7.9 mm	7.6 mm
Processor	1.9 GHz quad-core	A6 or 1.6 GHz octa-core
Camera (rear/front)	13MP/2MP	8MP/0.9MP
RAM	2GB	1GB
Video recording	1,080p	080p/30fps
Weight	130g	112g
Platform	Android(Jelly Bean)	iOS6
Battery life	2,600 mAh	8 hrs talk time/ 225 hrs standby