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Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III

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Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 3, 7, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, September 2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% 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 Shatter proof glass
Platform
OS Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat), TouchWiz UI Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Mali-400MP4 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP, f/2.6 2.2 MP
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G) Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G) Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Titanium Gray, Sapphire Black Black, White, Purple
SAR 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.87 W/kg (body)     1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9305, SHV-E210K, SHV-E210L, GT-I9305T, GT-I9305N C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 320 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h

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