Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Google Pixel 10a

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Google
Announced May 2012 March 2016 February 2026
Status Available - May 2012 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price - Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Gold, White, Pink Obsidian, Fog, Berry, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
153.9 x 73 x 9 mm
(6.06 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - GV0BP, G4H7L
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GV0BP
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G4H7L
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 405 Mali-G715 MP7
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ P-OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.5 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 72.16% 84.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio, RDS, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP 48 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP 6.0, A2DP, LE
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
10W wireless
Bypass charging25W wired
Capacity 2100 mAh 3300 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 354 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -