Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Samsung
          Announced
          May 2012 December 2013
          Status
          Available - May 2012 Available - December 2013
          Colors
          Blue, White Dive Blue, Pink
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
          (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
          139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
          (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
          Weight
          133 g (4.69 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
          4G Network
          LTE (regional) LTE-A
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
          GPU
          Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 330 [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 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          65.84% 69.06%
          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 LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [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 Class 33
          Edge
          Class 12 Class 33
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          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 64 GB
          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 Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2100 mAh 2600 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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