Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Sony Xperia Z vs Lenovo A916

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Lenovo
Announced May 2012 January 2013 November 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Released - February 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White, Purple White, 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 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 1800 / 2100
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8 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 Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 69.70% 72.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 dual-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, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2330 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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