Phone Comparison - Samsung GALAXY S3 Neo GT-I9301I vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 October 2014 March 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,300 ($181.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink White, Black Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.7 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
10 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, - Quad-core 1.3 GHz -
GPU - - -
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.75% 65.10% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -