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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Panasonic P31

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Panasonic
Announced
May 2012 March 2014
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors
Blue, White Pure White, Bluish Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
-
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network
LTE (regional) -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Ultra Oleophobic Coating
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 699 h
Talk Time
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 9 h
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