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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C5303
  1, 2, 4, 5 - C5306
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, March. Released 2013, April 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-400MP4
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (5.8GB user available), 1GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 1.9 MP, f/2.6
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2370 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G) Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 39 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.79 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (head)    
Models C5302, C5303, C5306 GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
Price About 180 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 816:1 (nominal) / 1.733:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 68dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.9dB / Crosstalk -88.3dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 50h

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