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HTC One X vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.75 in
5.29 in
HTC One X Mobile Phone
HTC One X
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
14
4.5 out of 5
7 user ratings
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28 %
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
18 %
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
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29 %
3 stars
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Hardware

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelNvidia Tegra 3Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelGeForce ULPARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size4.7 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height5.29 in5.38 in
Width2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in
Weight4.59 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes

Battery

HTC One XHTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h830.0 h
Talk time6.6 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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