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Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA Android 4.1
Samsung · 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA

Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2012. Features 4.8″ display, Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1.9 MP front camera, 2100 mAh battery, 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Display 4.8"
Chipset Snapdragon S4 Plus
RAM 2 GB
Storage 16GB/32GB storage, microSDXC
Camera 8 MP
Battery 2100 mAh
OS Android 4.1, upgradаble to 4.3
Build 133.2g, 7.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm 2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
displayother TouchWiz UI

Memory

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 720p@30fps

Body

Dimensions 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (5.40 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight 133.2 g (4.69 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 15 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
4G bands 13 - SGH-I535
Speed LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
featuresother S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor

Misc

Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Purple
Models SCH-I535, SPH-L710
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.88 W/kg (head)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm 2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
displayother TouchWiz UI
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Single 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Single 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 720p@30fps
Dimensions 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (5.40 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight 133.2 g (4.69 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 15 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
4G bands 13 - SGH-I535
Speed LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
featuresother S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Purple
Models SCH-I535, SPH-L710
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.88 W/kg (head)
Price About 280 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
30.7/100
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Processor 24.1
Display 57.5
Camera 42.6
Battery 38.9
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