Phone Comparison - Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2012 February 2012 May 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm
(4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 4 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.8 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.79% 55.64% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16GB storage, 768 MB RAM, 2GB ROM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)