Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Motorola MotoGO

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced March 2010 May 2012 May 2012
Status Available - June 2010 Available - May 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
104 x 63.9 x 13 mm
(4.09 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad MTK 6276W
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 50 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.8 inches 2.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (182 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 65.84% 22.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 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 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 50 MB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh 910 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 5 h