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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
May 2012 January 2017
Status
Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price
- Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Blue, White Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) -
SIM Type
- Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (regional) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED
- Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% 73.79%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP [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 Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 3600 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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