Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Motorola Edge 50

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Motorola
Announced May 2012 September 2013 August 1, 2024
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price - - Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black/Slate, White/Silver 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)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 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) 112 g (3.95 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - - 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 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 - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - 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 7.0.1 Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor 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 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 644
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen 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 4.0 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 60.84% 93.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 50 MP + 10 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR 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 Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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 Yes, Lightning Port USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 2100 mAh 1440 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 10 h -