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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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-400MP4 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP, f/2.6 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 190 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h Endurance rating 65h

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