Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Samsung Galaxy S24

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 October 2023 January 2024
Status Available - May 2012 Available - October 2023 Coming Soon - January 2024
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Graphite, Silver, Navy Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
211 x 124.7 x 8 mm
(8.31 x 4.91 x 0.31 in)
147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.79 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) - 167 g or 168 g (5.89 oz or 5.93 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 13 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 5.1 One UI 6.1
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT8781V/CA Helio G99 (6nm) 8-core (1x3.39 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
RAM 1 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD+ TFT LCD Screen FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 8.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 800 x 1340 pixels (179 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 82.04% 90.78%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization 8 MP, AF
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP
Yes [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes 5.3, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 2100 mAh 5100 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -