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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 S4 Mini Mobile Phone
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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 4.2Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in4.0 in4.3 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
TN TFT
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi256.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesnonoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.0 f2.4 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
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 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
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in4.91 in5.14 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.41 in2.64 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.35 in0.39 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz3.77 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
IRyes
N/A
yes
N/A
FM Transmitter
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • 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)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLNo
  • MHL
  • No
MHL

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 systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
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 hotspotyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2370.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h300.0 h734.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h12.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononono

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