Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 May 2012 April 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black, White Blue, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400MP -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 4.8 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 65.84% 70.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
USB OTG Supported Supported -

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2100 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) -