Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 August 2017 July 2025
Status Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - July 2025
Price - - Rs. 174,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, Blue Coral, Gold Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jet Black, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.2 mm
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
(Unfolded: 6.24 x 5.64 x 0.17 in
Folded: 6.24 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM -
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
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Advanced Armor aluminum frame
Stylus support
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades,
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)
RAM 1 GB 6 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 64/128/256 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 6.3 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1968 x 2184 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 83.03% 90.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels Dual 12 MP 200 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
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 Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), 10-bit HDR, HDR10+
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 18mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [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, VoLTE HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 2100 mAh 3300 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -