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Samsung Galaxy S III T999

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Samsung Galaxy S III T999

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - T999, T999L GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T999, T999L HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 4, 27 - T999L 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA, LTE (T999L) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, June 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
 TouchWiz UI v5.0
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP, f/2.6 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Features face detection, 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, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h (3G) Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play Up to 48 h
Misc
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Black/Slate, White/Silver
SAR 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.20 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models SGH-T999 A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
Price About 310 EUR About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h

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