Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Motorola Nexus 6

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Motorola
          Announced
          May 2012 October 2014
          Status
          Available - May 2012 Available - November 2014
          Colors
          Blue, White Midnight Blue, Cloud White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
          (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
          159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
          (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
          Weight
          133 g (4.69 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
          4G Network
          LTE (regional) LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
          LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
          GPU
          Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB No

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.8 inches [Similar] 5.96 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          65.84% 74.05%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash Dual-LED Flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
          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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB No
          USB OTG
          Supported Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery
          Capacity
          2100 mAh 3220 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 330 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 24 h

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