Apple’s iPhone 5 was released on September 21, 2012. It features a taller screen, blisteringly-fast Apple A6 processor, LTE 4G and DC-HSPA networking, a new Lightning connector, and iOS 6, making it one of the most advanced, and best phones on the planet.

Apple’s iPhone 5 has found its road to your doorsteps – flouting new sales record. Anastounding 20+ million units of new iPhone 5 has been sold in its first weekend, it may sound like plenty but, the demand for more is still up beating. The crazy sale is just because of the normal Apple-ish marketing tactics and the giant’s strategic iPhone 5 design which claims to innovate when a technology is matured enough to be worthwhile to its users and be listed on the iPhone’s specs. To think, most of the new iPhone 5 features have been already on the market years ago, it will be facing a tough competition in the upcoming days. So let’s have a look at the top 6 best alternatives for the newly launched iPhone 5.Now, this is not based on my perspective [alone] but many techies worldwide who off course respects thei phone 5 and would love to keep it as part of their [our] technological lives. But, for those who prefer other smart phones that is/are emulating as the apple i5, I give the following.
Samsung Galaxy S3
This one shines at the top in the iPhone 5′s competitors list. In fact, people preferGalaxy s3 over the iPhone 5 as it has got all the features that iPhone 5 got. The only negative point in the Samsung Galaxy S3 is its OS which is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version. Although ICS version got a bunch of good characteristicsin it, most of its users seemed to be looking with its version rooted with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Rest apart, the owners of Galaxy S3 are not ready to switch to iPhone 5 and even new users are picking the S3. It’s one the best smart phone one can ever grab their hands on. Its slick and stylish look catches the eyes of people who are not so inclined into phones so you can imagine what happening with the phone geeks. Personally, I feel that this astonishing device is one of Samsung best!
Nokia Lumia 920
Everyone who read or heard about it is excited to see this Windows 8 based smartphone from the house of Nokia. Nokia Lumia 920 is yet to come but has already started rolling over the web. The Pure View technology in this upcoming smartphone is working as a trump card. The experts are even claiming it to be better than the iPhone 5 and expecting a big hit with its launch, which is most likely to be next month. Well, it will be interesting to see that if Nokia Lumia 920 is getting huge response from all over the globe, even before its launch, then what will be the situation after its actual arrival in the market. Guyanese are all aware of Nokia’s rigorous and meticulous features, so there is no doubt about this phone making it large in the market. After all it is Nokia, one of the household names for phones in Guyana.
Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD
Remember the peanut phone (popularly known as the “mango shooter”) which came out six years ago? One of the strongest phones that hit the Guyanese market, ever! Well, the maker of that peanut phone introduces us to their Droid RAZR MAXX HD. With the 4G LTE technology and good camera quality, this upcoming smartphone will give a tough competition to iPhone 5 and other smartphones. Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx tasted a huge success and this new one under the same series is expected to do the same or even more. The good camera quality and processor clocked at 1.5 GHz speed, makes it better than the best and list it under the tough alternatives of iPhone 5.
Samsung ATIV S
Samsung is againroaring in the list with its Samsung ATIV S model. 1.5 GHz of processor and high quality camera along with the Windows 8 as its operating system are some of the best points of this awesome smartphone from Samsung. It seems that Samsung is doing hard to make the Apple to run for its money. It is indeed a run.
BlackBerry 10 ‘L-Series’ and ‘N-Series
ALL BBM-ers, you are not left out, here’s a chance for you to get on board with the BlackBerry 10 L-series and N-Series. Although the blazeof Samsung, HTC, Nokia and Apple has thrown the BlackBerry backwards but still BlackBerry is setting up challenges for other companies to sell their devices. With its BlackBerry 10 L-Series and N-Series smartphones, it’s setting now a trap to dim the glow of new iPhone 5 and many other smart phones.
Motorola Atrix HD
Motorola has done it again with the Atrix HD which made a good debut and pumping its sales record with good numbers. The 4G technology integrated in this smartphone could be its selling point luring most of its users and thus is availing its place in this top 6 alternatives of iPhone 5.
It will be interesting to see that how these smartphones will impact the iPhone 5′s popularity in the upcoming days. How do you feel about the list? Keep one thing in mind; it’s always good to have a “mango shooter” around! They can come –in handy at times.