Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III I535 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A

Samsung Galaxy S III I535
samsung galaxy s iii i535
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A
samsung galaxy s5 lte-a
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2012 June 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
TD-SCDMA / HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE-A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.09% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash phase detection auto
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 15 h -