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Summary
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Performance

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S1

256 MB RAM

Display

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

3.5" (8.89 cm)

320x480 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

1500 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

512 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy S3 is permanently discontinued.
BLU Dash Music D171 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 200

RAM

1 GB

256 MB

Display
Poor
Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

3.5 " (8.89 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

320x480 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi

165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

46.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 136.6 mm
Width: 70.6 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Height: 124 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 13.40 mm

Weight

133 grams

120 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Red, White, Pebble Blue, Marble White, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Titanium Grey

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

720x480 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Below Average
Capacity

2100 mAh

1500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 15 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 790 Hours(3G) / Up to 590 Hours(2G)

Up to 500 Hours(3G) / Up to 700 Hours(2G)

Storage
Poor
Internal Memory

16 GB

512 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg, Body: 1.49 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, Internal antenna, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

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

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

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