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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB2 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in4.0 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyesyesyes
HDRnonononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyesyes
Shock resistantnonononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in5.38 in5.59 in5.61 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.75 in2.85 in2.74 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoMHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
UMTS frequences
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
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
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h370.0 h390.0 h288.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h17.0 h21.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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