Probably not in terms of raw specs or features, but Apple does a much better job then Samsung at integrating the software with the hardware and they have better aesthetic sensibilities.

Because it's plastic? I don't buy my phone because it looks good...I buy it because it's practical.

It's a phone not a damn piece of fashion.

^^^ Good for you. I'd much rather get a better looking phone like the HTC One X. I am done with Samsung. They just want to maximize profit and don't give a sh!t about their products. They could have easily gone for better material and made the phone much better looking (hell they basically own all the fabrication plants, they themselves supply most material to other manufacturers like Apple and they can't get their own sh!t right!!).

Another let down in the phone is the crappy pentile display. It's such a downgrade compared to the One X or even the high DPI of the iPhone 4S (Ironically Samsung and LG creates Apple's retina display)...

This was supposed to be Samsung's 'Flagship'... Scratch that, this was supposed to be 'Android's Flagship', but Samsung dropped the ball. Also stupid rip-off's of Siri like S-Voice... Come on Samsung.. They even copied the Siri iterface!!!

The S3 just seems like Samsung's attempt to get as many sales as it can before the iPhone arrives (which could be wwdc June.. though unlikely)... And why would I want a plastic looking toy when I can get a much better Polycarbonate body of HTC One X or the rumored Liquid Metal case on the new iPhone? Maybe they aren't a fashion statement, but I'd rather looking at a beautifully crafted phone everyday than a crappy looking glossy plastic phone which looks like a flattened Galaxy Nexus.