Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs LG G5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced May 2012 March 2015 February 2016
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2015 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
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 - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-T760 Adreno 530
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.1 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 70.66% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4)
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 HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated 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 Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2550 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -