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Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2014 May 2012
Status
Available - November 2014 Available - May 2012
Price
Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE (regional)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.39% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
- Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0, BLE, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1900 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)
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