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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

Apple iPhone 6

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  TD-SCDMA - A1586
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1549 GSM, A1549 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1586
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
  Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU Mali-400MP4 PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF
Features LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP, f/2.6 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery Li-Po 1810 mAh, non-removable (6.9 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S A1549, A1586, A1589, A1522, A1524, A1593, iPhone7,2
Price About 190 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 15841
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1213 (nominal), 3.838 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -73.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h Endurance rating 61h

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