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Summary
Performance

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Display

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

540x960 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

Non Expandable

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4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy S3 is permanently discontinued.
HTC One S is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

540x960 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi

256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

59.77 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

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

Height: 130.9 mm
Width: 65.0 mm
Thickness: 7.80 mm

Weight

133 grams

119.5 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

8 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

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @

Battery
Capacity

2100 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

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

Standby time

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

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

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 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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

, v4

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

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

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

Document viewer/editor, Adobe Flash support