Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone 15 vs Motorola Edge 50

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Motorola
Announced May 2012 September 2023 August 1, 2024
Status Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Koala Gray, Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
160.8 x 72.4 x 7.8 mm
(6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 17 Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth), Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 644
RAM 1 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (HBM), 2000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, 1600 Nits (peak)
Gorilla Glass 5 Protections
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 4.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 86.56% 93.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f2.0, 72mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 2100 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -