Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Samsung Galaxy S7
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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
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general 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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hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

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 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery 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)