Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad wi-fi + 3g
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced January 2010 May 2012
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Silver Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 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 (regional)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video - Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera - Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity 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, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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