Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 August 2016 March 2017
Status Available - May 2012 Available - August 2016 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 59,900 ($850.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type - - 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Iris Scanner
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Stylus
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast Charging and Wireless Charging
IP68 certified
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 2.3 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz + Quad-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890
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
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Adreno 540
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 79.05% 83.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, Dual Pixel 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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, 26mm, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, AF [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, OTG v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG 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 barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
Iris Scanner iris scanner not supported iris scanner supported iris scanner not supported
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3500 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -