Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Google Nexus 9 vs OnePlus 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC OnePlus
Announced May 2012 October 2014 July 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available - October 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Sandstone Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
151.8 x 74.9 x 9.85 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound Fingerprint sensor,Metal Frame,Replaceable Back-covers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), OxygenOS
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Mali-400MP ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) Adreno 430
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 8.9 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 69.76% 73.17%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features 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, OIS Laser Auto focus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 2160p(DCI)@24fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4/5 GHz, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 4/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 6700 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 9 h 30 min -