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Apple iPhone 3G Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
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19
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
70 %
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3.9 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
44 %
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1 stars
11 %
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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35
4.0 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple IOS 4Android 4.1Android 4.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
GPU modelPowerVR MBX LiteARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 220ARM Mali-400
RAM memory128 MB1 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
CPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.3 in4.5 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 320 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi217.0 ppi207.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingno
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
2.6 f
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB32GB64GB

Dimensions

Height4.55 in4.93 in5.15 in5.38 in
Width2.44 in2.6 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.48 in0.33 in0.37 in0.34 in
Weight4.69 oz4.09 oz4.66 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR3.0 HS3.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
N/A
HDMIUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1150.0 mAh1650.0 mAh1850.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h710.0 h256.0 h830.0 h
Talk time5.0 h18.0 h7.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no

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