Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs LG Optimus L3 E405 vs Huawei Ascend Y221

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Huawei
Announced May 2012 January 2012 December 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [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)
102.6 x 61.6 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.43 x 0.47 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 119 g (4.2 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
4G Network LTE (regional) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad 800 MHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 200 Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 384 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 1 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 4.8 inches 3.2 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 50.17% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA@24fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] No [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, 3.6 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1500 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 600 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 4 h