Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 309 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Nokia Asha 309
nokia asha 309
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced September 2012 May 2012
Status Available - December 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.9 x 54 x 13.2 mm, 67 cc
(4.33 x 2.13 x 0.52 in, 2.64 cc)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS - Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 20 MB, 128 MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 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, 176x144@10fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G - 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 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 20 MB, 128 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 650 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)