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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)

4.6" (11.68 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

1900 mAh

4 talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
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4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 245 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy S3 is permanently discontinued.
Sony Xperia Ion LTE is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

4.6 " (11.68 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi

319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

64.46 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 133 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm

Weight

133 grams

144 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

12.1 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

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

2100 mAh

1900 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 350(3G) / Up to 400(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

, GSM

SIM Size

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

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
3G Speed:
HSPA , 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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

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

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support, Document Viewer