Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo GT-I9300I vs Sony Xperia C3 vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Nokia
Announced March 2014 July 2014 September 2014
Status Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink Black, White, Mint Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.75 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.70% 67.85% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 2100 mAh 2500 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)