Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Meizu M9

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Meizu M9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Meizu M9 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Meizu M9 offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Meizu M9's LCD, 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 Meizu M9 offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Meizu M9 offers 1370 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Meizu M9 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making Meizu M9 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012
01 Jan, 2011
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

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8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)
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4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
1 GHz, Samsung
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
N/A
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
960x640 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

306 ppi
330 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
54.71 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

136.6 mm
113 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.6 mm
59 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
11.20 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

133 grams
123 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
1370 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 FLAC APE OGG AMR and AAC and 3.5mm Audio Jack
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A
3D Games
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Practically Unlimited
N/A

SMS

N/A
Yes
N/A

MMS

N/A
Yes
N/A

Email

N/A
Yes Push e-mail
N/A

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