Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Microsoft Lumia 650

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft Microsoft
Announced May 2012 October 2015 February 2016
Status Available - May 2012 Available - December 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.79 x 0.27 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 304 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (297 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 64.94% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio 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 8 MP, f/2.2
Flash LED flash LED flash 28mm
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/4" Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 720p video [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 296.0/236.8 Kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
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, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Up to 624 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)