Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2016 | May 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2016 | Available - May 2012 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold, Silver | Blue, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 152 g (5.36 oz) | 133 g (4.69 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE (regional) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Heart rate sensor - Fingerprint sensor - IP68 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
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Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.1 inches [Similar] | 4.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.33% | 65.84% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| User Interface | |
| TouchWiz UI | - |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 2 TB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [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 | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, USB Host | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 2 TB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 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) |