Galaxy S3

4.80-inch 720x1280 display powered by 1.4GHz processor alongside 1GB RAM and 8-megapixel rear camera.




Network
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 12

Launch
Announced 2012, May
Status Available. Released 2012, May

Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~306 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
TouchWiz UI

Platform
OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP4

Memory
Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Camera
Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps

Sound
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host

Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Java No
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Smart Stay eye tracking
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer

Battery  
Battery Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)

Misc
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
SAR US 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)  
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)  

Price group
Price (About 190 EUR)

Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery life Endurance rating 50h