Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Note II CDMA vs Lenovo S920

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Lenovo
Announced May 2012 Q3 2012 March 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Blue, White Titanium Gray, Marble White White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
154 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.06 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 179.4 g (6.31.0.14 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SCH-I605, SPH-L900, SCH-R950
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 700 MHz Class 13 - SCH-I605, SCH-R950 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.x (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP4 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 68.57% 64.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL; HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3100 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 15 h Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)