Phone Comparison - HTC Google Nexus One vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

HTC Google Nexus One
htc google nexus one
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced January 2010 May 2012
Status Available - January 2010 Available - May 2012
Colors Brown (teflon coating) Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.82% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Factory locked by default, can Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@min. 20fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 hours (2G)
Up to 7 hours (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)