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Samsung Galaxy 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy 3
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 4.1.2Android 4.4Android 4.3
CPU clock speed0.67 GHz1.6 GHz2.3 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung S5P6422Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
RAM memory56 MB2 GB3 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size3.2 in5.55 in5.7 in4.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution400 x 240 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density146.0 ppi267.0 ppi386.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesno
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f2.6 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.47 in5.95 in5.95 in5.38 in
Width2.17 in3.17 in3.12 in2.78 in
Depth0.51 in0.37 in0.33 in0.34 in
Weight3.84 oz6.35 oz5.93 oz4.69 oz

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.0
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHLMHL
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
no
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Data transmissionHSDPADC-HSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
4G LTE
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3100.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time620.0 h980.0 h420.0 h830.0 h
Talk time15.0 h35.0 h21.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesno

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