Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One SV GSM

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One SV GSM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while HTC One SV GSM runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while HTC One SV GSM 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 One SV GSM's S-LCD 2, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC One SV GSM offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One SV GSM feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while HTC One SV GSM offers 1800 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC One SV GSM offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making HTC One SV GSM the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC One SV GSM receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy S3 has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy S3
₹26,065
(Discontinued)
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012
31 Dec, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED
S-LCD 2
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
1.6 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
1800 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

RAM Type

N/A
DDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

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

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi
217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
61.4 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Design

Height

136.6 mm
128 mm

Width

70.6 mm
66.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
9.20 mm

Weight

133 grams
122 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera
1.6 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

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