Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy C7 vs Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 May 2016 January 2017
Status Available - May 2012 Available - June 2016 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 26,500 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,990 ($435.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White White, Black, Gold Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
156.6 x 77.2 x 6.7 mm
(6.17 x 3.04 x 0.26 in)
156.5 x 77.2 x 7.0 mm
(6.16 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- 2.5D Curved Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953Pro Snapdragon 626
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 506 Adreno 506
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 74.27% 74.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS To be confirmed Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, f/1.9 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Auto-Focus,Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.9 [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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.2, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3300 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -