Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA1 Plus vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
sony xperia xa1 plus
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2017 May 2012
Status Available - September 2017 Available - May 2012
Price Rs. 24,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue, Pink, Gold Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(6.1 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Upgradable to Android v8.0 Oreo Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Mali-T880 MP2 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 3/4 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.57% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, f.20 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, Autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 3430 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)