Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sharp SH530U vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sharp Samsung
Announced June 2009 October 2012 December 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available October 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White Snowy White, Cherry Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
146.5 x 81 x 9.9 mm
(5.77 x 3.19 x 0.39 in)
143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 168.8 g (5.93.0.28 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Broadcom
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SXG531T Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 20 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.70% 64.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 20 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1950 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 560 h Up to 440 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 10 h 10 min