Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Sony Xperia GX

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Sony Xperia GX across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia GX runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia GX the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Sony Xperia GX offers 4.6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia GX's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia GX offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia GX better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Sony Xperia GX feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Sony Xperia GX offers 1700 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Sony Xperia GX offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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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
12 Aug, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4
N/A
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
1700 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4
Qualcomm

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
64.39 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm
131 mm

Width

70.6 mm
69 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
10.50 mm

Weight

133 grams
127 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
1700 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
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v3.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes

NFC

Yes
N/A

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

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