Phone Comparison - HTC Vivid vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Duos I9152

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 May 2012 May 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Blue, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
164.9 x 84.1 x 10.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.31 x 0.4 in)
Weight 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9152 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Mali-400MP -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors -
Size 4.5 inches 4.8 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.47% 65.84% 66.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection 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 And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 2100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) -