Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Huawei P9 lite vs HTC U Play

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei HTC
Announced May 2012 April 2016 January 2017
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2016 Available - January 2017
Price - Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,800 ($440.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Various blue, black, pink, 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)
143 x 70.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
(5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 650 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-T830MP2 Mali-T860MP2
RAM 1 GB 2/3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 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 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 73.71% 69.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), f/2.0, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0 [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -