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Huawei Honor 3C vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.81 in
5.49 in
Huawei Honor 3C Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor 3C
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
The Honor 3C by Huawei may be cheap at £110, but it lacks 4G and comes with the ancient Android Jelly Bean, making it a poor choice even at that price.Read more
5 inches of HD, quad-core Android phone for just £110Read more
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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User rating
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size5.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height5.49 in5.38 in
Width2.81 in2.78 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in
Weight4.94 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Honor 3CHuawei Honor 3C
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3