Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs HTC One XC

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung HTC
Announced June 2009 May 2012 June 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - May 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
134.8 x 69 x 9.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 138.5 g (4.87.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP -
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.8 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 65.84% 65.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging 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, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@24fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps -
Edge Yes Class 12 -
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) -