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Summary
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Performance

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Apple A13 Bionic

2 GB RAM

Display

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

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4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy S3 is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Very Good
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Apple A13 Bionic

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Octa core (1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

PowerVR SGX 544MP3

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Display
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

5 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

72.12 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

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

Height: 136.6 mm
Width: 69.8 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Weight

133 grams

130 grams

Colours

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

Black, Blue, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

13 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 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
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

2100 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Standby time

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

Up to 370 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 800 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

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

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