Phone Comparison - Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Express

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2012 May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Blue, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm
(4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 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 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.79% 65.84% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16GB storage, 768 MB RAM, 2GB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)