Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs LG Optimus G Pro vs Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Huawei
Announced May 2012 February 2013 January 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Blue, White Black Crystal Black, Pure 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)
150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm
(5.91 x 3 x 0.37in)
161 x 84.9 x 9.5 mm
(6.34 x 3.34 x 0.37 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Yes, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True Curved Glass IPS AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (400 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 73.15% 74.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 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, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Yes, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3140 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -