Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone XS

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced May 2012 September 2015 September 2018
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - September 2018
Price - Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 9 iOS 12
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Mali-400MP - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.7 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 65.45% 81.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash Real-tone Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [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 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1715 mAh -
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)