Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III I747 vs HTC Desire Z

Samsung Galaxy S III I747
samsung galaxy s iii i747
HTC Desire Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced June 2012 September 2010
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2010
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 54.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 32
Edge Class 12 Class 32
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)