Phone Comparison - HTC One S vs Samsung Galaxy S III I535 vs ZTE Flash

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung ZTE
Announced February 2012 June 2012 August 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Pebble blue, Marble white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
134 x 66 x 10 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.98% 65.09% 63.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12.6 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 2100 mAh 1780 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 216 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 8 h