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Samsung Galaxy Core Plus vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2013 May 2012
Status
Available - October 2013 Available - May 2012
Colors
White, Black, Pink Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
129.7 x 66 x 9.5 mm
(5.11 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
132.5 g (4.66.0.18 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3502 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE (regional)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.46% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
- Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB 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
Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1800 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 320 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)
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