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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - S7272	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - S7270, S7272	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - S7275	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network	3, 7, 8, 20 - S7275	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
		1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
		1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed	HSPA 42.2(14.4 - 3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2013, June. Released 2013, July	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm (3G) / 121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm (LTE)	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight	115 g (3G) / 119.5 g (LTE) (4.06 oz)	156 g (5.50 oz)
Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	TFT	TFT
Size	4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)

Platform
OS	Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset	Broadcom BCM21664 (3G) / Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (LTE)	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (3G) / Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait (LTE)	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU	Broadcom VideoCore IV (3G) / Adreno 305 (LTE)	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	4GB 1GB RAM (3G), 8GB 1GB RAM (LTE)	8GB 1GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.6, AF	8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	VGA	5 MP, f/2.2
Video		1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 1800/1500 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by	Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 75 h

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Dark Red	White, Gray, Gold
SAR	0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.47 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)
Models	GT-S7272, GT-S7275, GT-S7275R, GT-S720, GT-S7270, GT-S7278	SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price	About 130 EUR	About 140 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904
Display	Contrast ratio: 879:1 (nominal) / 1.622:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality		Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 34h