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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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4.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

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

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • 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
  • 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
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
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 hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
N/A

Battery

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

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