Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Tecno Phantom A Plus

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Tecno Phantom A Plus 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 Tecno Phantom A Plus runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Phantom A Plus offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 4.8 inches, making Tecno Phantom A Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Tecno Phantom A Plus's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Tecno Phantom A Plus feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Tecno Phantom A Plus feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Tecno Phantom A Plus offer the same 2100 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Tecno Phantom A Plus offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making Tecno Phantom A Plus the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S3

₹26,065

(Discontinued)

Tecno Phantom A Plus

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012

01 Aug, 2013

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4	MediaTek MT6577H
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)	5 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED	TFT
720x1280 px (HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

1.2 MP

Battery

2100 mAh	2100 mAh
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

16 GB

4 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5

(2,761 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

MediaTek MT6577H

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Quad core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4

PowerVR SGX 544MP

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

67.79 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm

143.5 mm

Width

70.6 mm

70.8 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

9.1 mm

Weight

133 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 120 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer