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

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
October 2011 May 2012
Status
Available - November 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors
Black Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE (regional)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.65 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
No [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No 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; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1750 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)
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