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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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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
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3.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in4.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in5.59 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.85 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.32 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
noyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
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
  • 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
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h390.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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