Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 March 2013 July 2019
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - August 2019
Colors Blue, White White Frost, Black Mist Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
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)
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 420 g (14.82 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Adreno 640
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 microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.99 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 72.15% 81.70%
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash No
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 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 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 (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps
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, 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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
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 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2600 mAh 7040 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 -