Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Lenovo A916

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Lenovo
Announced May 2012 September 2014 November 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White, Lime, Copper White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE 1800 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 58.23% 72.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash dual-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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2330 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 12 h 20 min -