Samsung Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy S III

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Galaxy S II compared with Galaxy S III

	SamsungGalaxy S II	SamsungGalaxy S III
Overview
Released
Released	May 2011	May 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4.27″	4.8″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 480	1280 × 720 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	218 pixels per inch	306 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Display type
Display type	4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus with Real-Stripe RGB subpixels, 800 × 480 (Engadget)	HD Super AMOLED, 1,280 × 720
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 4210	Exynos 4412
Memory
Memory	1 GB	1 GB
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
CPU
CPU	1.2 GHz dual-core processor; 1 GB of RAM	Exynos 4 Quad, four Cortex-A9 cores at 1.4 GHz; 1 GB of RAM (Notebookcheck)
GPU
GPU	Mali-400 MP4 (AnandTech)	Mali-400 MP4 (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	16 GB; microSD card slot up to 32 GB	16 GB; microSD card slot up to 64 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP	8 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	2 MP (better)	1.9 MP
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash, zero shutter lag, backside illumination
Front camera
Front camera	2 MP	1.9 MP CMOS, records HD video
Video recording
Video recording	1080p at 30 fps	Full HD (1080p)
Camera features
Camera features	–	Burst shot (20 shots), Best photo, Buddy photo share
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,650 mAh	2,100 mAh (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	Removable 2,100 mAh battery
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	116 g (better)	133 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.49 mm (better)	8.6 mm
Height × width
Height × width	125.3 × 66.1 mm	136.6 × 70.6 mm
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass front, plastic back and frame (Engadget)	Gorilla Glass 2 front, removable plastic back and plastic frame (Notebookcheck)
Colours
Colours	–	Pebble Blue, Marble White at launch; more colours later
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, light sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, gyroscope	Accelerometer, geomagnetic, gyro, RGB light, barometer
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz 4.0	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; HSPA+ 21 Mbps	GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G HSPA+ 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; no LTE on the UK GT-I9300
SIM
SIM	Mini-SIM (Samsung GT-I9100 manual)	Micro-SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with channel bonding
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0 + HS	Bluetooth 4.0 LE
NFC
NFC	–	Yes
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL TV out; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	A-GPS	A-GPS, GLONASS