Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 March 2013 2021, January 14
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - - Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White White Frost, Black Mist Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1
5G Network - - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 11
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Unspecified

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 4.8 inches 4.99 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 72.15% 88.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 12 MP + 64 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 Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Unspecified
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 2100 mAh 2600 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 350 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 17 h -