Phone Comparison - ZTE Grand X V970 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

ZTE Grand X V970
zte grand x v970
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung
Announced February 2012 May 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 65 x 9.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 2 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)