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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III |
| Network | ||
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| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA | ||
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | ||
| 4G Network | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1 | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B | ||
| 5G Network | 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1 | |
| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B | ||
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| Launch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021, January 14 | 2012, May. Released 2012, May |
| Status | Available. Released 2021, January 29 | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
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| Dimensions | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) | 133 g (4.69 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) |
Micro-SIM |
| IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support |
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| Display | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) | 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) | 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
| Always-on display | ||
| Platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| OS | Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI |
| Chipset | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China |
Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China |
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Mali-400MP4 |
| Memory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Card slot | No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM |
| UFS 3.1 |
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| Main Camera | ||
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| Modules | 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF |
| Features | Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie Camera | ||
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| Modules | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF | 1.9 MP, f/2.6 |
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 720p@30fps |
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| Sound | ||
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| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | Yes |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG |
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| Comms | ||
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| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Radio | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) | Stereo FM radio, RDS |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG |
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search |
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation | |
| Battery | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Li-Ion 5000 mAh | Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery |
| Charging | 25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless |
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| Stand-by | Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) | |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | SAR | 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) | 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body) | 0.21 W/kg (head) |
| Models | SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 | GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S |
| Price | $ 232.84 / C$ 393.25 / £ 220.32 / € 359.14 | About 190 EUR |
| Tests | ||
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| Performance | AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
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| Display | 1023 nits max brightness (measured) | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight) |
| Camera | Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO | |
| Loudspeaker | -25.5 LUFS (Very good) | Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB |
| Audio quality | Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB | |
| Battery (old) | Endurance rating 114h | Endurance rating 50h |