Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad wi-fi + 3g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced May 2012 January 2010
Status Available - May 2012 Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011
Colors Blue, White Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 730 g (25.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 63.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] -
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps -
Front Camera 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
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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