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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3.5 out of 5
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4.5 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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB4 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 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f1.7 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 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB200GB
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
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in5.61 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.74 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.31 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz5.36 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 supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoNo

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
noyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h288.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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