Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Lenovo S820 vs Lenovo P780

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced May 2012 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Blue, White Flamingo red 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)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 4 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 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 62.82% 65.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio; built-in antenna FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [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 HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)