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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs HTC Desire 500

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung HTC
Announced
May 2012 July 2013
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors
Blue, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (regional) -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% 59.67%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
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, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 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
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
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