Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Microsoft
Announced May 2012 September 2013 October 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White, Pink 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)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
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 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 74.98% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [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 Mbps; HSUPA; 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, LE, EDR 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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3200 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)