No, they have not gotten close. Their screen DPI still isn't higher than the iPhone, the camera still isn't as good, its still plastic, and still feels cheap as hell in the hand. Those would be my hardware gripes, to outdo the iPhone, it has to be BETTER, because matching it doesn't do any good.

Second, even with there little hardware refresh there are many things that Samsung just can't get. Massive 3rd party support for external add ons, and devices, case options, good apps. To the point of the apps, android apps still suck. I don't know who makes these, or why they just can't be high quality, but it still hasn't happened. Fluid scrolling is a pain in the ass, force restarts still happen, and they look like shit too, with no common theme. The fragmentation has obviously deeply impacted the development of applications on android, and IMO totally kills the phone/OS.

Im not even a fan boy, and i recognize these faults with Samsung and the greater android platform. It simply is not as good as IOS. Look as the consumer internet usage for phones. Look at customer satisfaction reviews. The public prefers IOS over android.

@Gondee...Its already far better than the Iphone. My Galaxy S2 outperforms it and I've dropped it accidently twice and it hasn't scratched as opposed to my cousin who dropped his iphone and no it doesn't feel cheap. Oh yes AMOLED is a standard that all phones will eventually follow as wells as TVs (OLED) for that matter. The S2 only has 480p resolution and it looks far better, its far brighter, and it handles battery well just because of OLED. with the 720p, the s3 will be the first (or one of the first) HD phones. When it comes out, just compare its screen with any LCD phone, you will see for yourself.

The iphone has IOS and its also from apple, that is why it won't be beat for a while.

in the screen department and indestructibility Samsung has almost every phone company beat. gorilla glass II must be one hell of a substance.

the DPI on the S3 is to out glass the 4s same with resolution and hd recording and the simultaneous things you can do with videos at once

samsung has work to do to achieve the top spot hands down no competition..

So True, they must stopping doing that & bring in some good changes in their products, like iPad & iPhone.

Stop being a stupid fanboy, I've explained you over & over again how iPhone 4S the most powerful phone on the Market.

You've lost several debates before, and you ain't any now.

Have you even read the review by gsmarena ??, they clearly indicated that the pentile display is awesome !!, and the design on the tv looks some kind of shit but in actual hands on, the device polls and feels great!!

Checkout gsmarena, they have added the second review!!. and yes except the fact that they should have increases the icons size, they really have outdone apple long before with samsung galaxy S2 !!

Generally speaking, Pentile is the best form of screen. Just thought you should know that you research the subject before commenting on it.

@RedDragan Pentile is the best form of screen?? Since when? Do you even know what pentile is? Or did you just do a quick google search. In pentile displays, The sub pixels Red, Green, and Blue, are shared i.e. it's RG,BG,RG,BG,etc. Which is unlike RGB displays, where the sub pixels are arranged RGB,RGB,RGB,etc.
This means that RGB displays will show more detail and not have a pixelated effect on the screen compared to pentile.

Look at engadget hands on of the S3, they clearly mention that even at 720p, the screen shows signs of pixelation.

To give you an example, the Galaxy S, with a Super AMOLED display, was pentile, whereas the S2, with a Super AMOLED Plus display, was RGB. At this moment, it's not possible to make large (4" and above) HD RGB screens, hence the S3 has a HD Super AMOLED Display. Notice the missing "Plus". The "Plus" bassically means RGB. Samsung's next flagship phone is predicted to have a RGB HD Super AMOLED Plus display.