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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
May 2012 October 2014
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Blue, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (regional) LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% 70.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, BLE, ANT+
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) -
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