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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III Android 4.0
Samsung · 2012

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III Android smartphone. Announced May 2012. Features 4.8″ display, Exynos 4412 Quad chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1.9 MP front camera, 2100 mAh battery, 64 GB storage, 1000 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Display 4.8"
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad
RAM 1 GB
Storage 16GB/32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
Camera 8 MP
Battery 2100 mAh
OS Android 4.0.4, 4.3, TouchWiz UI
Build 133g, 8.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP4

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm 2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2

Memory

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB 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 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)

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, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
featuresother S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h

Misc

Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP4
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm 2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB 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 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
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, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
featuresother S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)
Price About 190 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
22/100
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Processor 11.5
Display 57.5
Camera 42.6
Battery 38.9
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