Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Samsung
          Announced
          May 2012 July 2015
          Status
          Available - May 2012 Available - August 2015
          Price
          - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
          Colors
          Blue, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
          (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
          158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
          (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
          Weight
          133 g (4.69 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE (regional) LTE
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - - Fingerprint sensor

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
          GPU
          Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.8 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          65.84% 73.99%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash 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, Panorama, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS; recording
          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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2100 mAh 3050 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
          Talk Time
          Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) -

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