Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Amazon Fire HD 10

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Amazon Amazon
Announced May 2012 September 2015 September 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 6,133 ($89.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($229.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, Magenta, Blue, Tangerine Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
214 x 128 x 7.7 mm
(8.43 x 5.04 x 0.3 in)
262 x 159 x 7.7 mm
(10.31 x 6.26 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 311 g (10.97 oz) 432 g (15.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A N/A
4G Network LTE (regional) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), Fire OS 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), Fire OS 5
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.5 GHz & dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8135 Dual-core 1.5 GHz & dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8135
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 8.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 67.52% 71.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Yes Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] VGA, 720p [Similar] VGA, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No No
Edge Class 12 No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion - -
Capacity 2100 mAh 4750 mAh -
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 8 h (multimedia) Up to 8 h (multimedia)