Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Samsung Galaxy S8
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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 May 2012
Status Available - April 2017 Available - May 2012
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [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 HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 3000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)