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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May 2011, January. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Mali-400MP4 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 320MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP, f/2.6 No
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h
Misc
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
Price About 190 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h

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