Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 May 2012 February 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Blue, White Black, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.7 x 175.3 x 8.9 mm
(10.11 x 6.9 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
Weight 594 g (20.95 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 4.8 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.13% 65.84% 64.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS / S-GPS (WiFi version) support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 2100 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by Up to 1500 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 8 h