HTC Amaze 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S3

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Comparing the HTC Amaze 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Amaze 4G runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at 1.4 GHz, making HTC Amaze 4G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while HTC Amaze 4G offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Amaze 4G's S-LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S3 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Amaze 4G offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 1.9 MP, making HTC Amaze 4G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while HTC Amaze 4G offers 1730 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S3 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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HTC Amaze 4G
₹13,000
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy S3
₹26,065
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

10 Oct, 2011
29 May, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Samsung Exynos 4
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
S-LCD
Super AMOLED
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
1.9 MP

Battery

1730 mAh
2100 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3
Samsung Exynos 4

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Mali-400 MP4

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

256 ppi
306 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.63 %
65.71 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

130 mm
136.6 mm

Width

65.6 mm
70.6 mm

Thickness

11.80 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

172.9 grams
133 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1730 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(2G)
Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.46 W/kg Body: 0.68 W/kg
Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope