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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Sony Xperia SP Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia SP
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4.7 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 5.1Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in4.0 in4.5 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDTN TFT
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi326.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f
N/A
2.4 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnonoyesno
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in5.16 in5.14 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.55 in2.64 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.36 in0.39 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz4.23 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBCSBCSBC
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesnoyes
Video outputMHLNoNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2370.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h440.0 h734.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h10.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesno
Wireless charging nononono

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