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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB1.5GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in4.0 in4.8 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.6 f
N/A
2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.93 in5.38 in4.78 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.48 in2.79 in2.85 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.39 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight4.09 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz4.66 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyesno
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
N/A
3.0/3.1
Video output
N/A
MHLNo
N/A
MHL

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h830.0 h450.0 h330.0 h390.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h14.0 h14.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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