Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced May 2012 January 2007
Status Available - May 2012 Discontinued
Colors Blue, 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)
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR MBX [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4/8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps No
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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps -
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4/8/16 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 Non-removable, Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh -
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 8 h