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Galaxy S III

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One S (T-Mobile)

By HTC
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DoublePlay

By LG
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Verge score: 8.5 Verge score: 8.1 Verge score: 3.9

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the successor to the popular Galaxy S II Android smartphone and is upgraded in almost every way from its predecessor. It features a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display, 8-megapixel rear camera, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Description

The HTC One S is an ultra-thin (7.95mm) Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, coming exclusively to T-mobile in the US. The One S features a aluminum unibody construction, is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core SoC clocked at 1.5GHz, and features a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display. HTC has put a new version of its Sense skin 4.0 on top of Google's operating system, and also added Beats Audio integration.

The DoublePlay from LG features a 3.5-inch primary touchscreen display and a 2-inch secondary display nestled between its split keyboard accessible through a slide mechanism. Running Android 2.3, the DoublePlay also features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash that can also take 720p HD video.
  • Status: Available
  • Availability date: May. 29, 2012
  • Price at launch: $199.99

Availability
  • Status: Available
  • Availability date: Apr. 25, 2012
  • Price at launch: $199.99
  • Status: Available
  • Availability date: Oct. 26, 2011
  • Price at launch: $99.99

Also Known As...
  • Codename: Ville
  • Alias: Double Play
  • Height: 5.38 inches
  • Width: 2.78 inches
  • Thickness: 0.34 inches
  • Weight: 0.29 pounds
  • Form factor: Slab
  • Color: White / Silver, Black / Silver, Red / Silver, Brown / Silver, Blue / Silver
  • Loudspeaker: Yes

Hardware
  • Height: 5.15 inches
  • Width: 2.56 inches
  • Thickness: 0.31 inches
  • Weight: 0.27 pounds
  • Form factor: Slab
  • Color: White / Black
  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • Height: 4.8 inches
  • Width: 2.5 inches
  • Thickness: 0.63 inches
  • Weight: 0.42 pounds
  • Form factor: Slider
  • Color: Gray / Black
  • Slide orientation: Landscape
  • Physical keypad: QWERTY
  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • Screen size (diagonal): 4.8 inches
  • Technology: Super AMOLED HD
  • Pixel arrangement: PenTile
  • Resolution (Y): 1280 px
  • Resolution (X): 720 px
  • PPI: 306
  • Touchscreen type: Capacitive

Display
  • Screen size (diagonal): 4.3 inches
  • Technology: AMOLED
  • Pixel arrangement: PenTile
  • Resolution (Y): 960 px
  • Resolution (X): 540 px
  • PPI: 256
  • Touchscreen type: Capacitive
  • Screen size (diagonal): 3.5 inches, 2 inches
  • Technology: LCD, LCD
  • Pixel arrangement: RGB, RGB
  • Resolution (Y): 480 px, 320 px
  • Resolution (X): 320 px, 240 px
  • PPI: 165
  • Carriers: Other
  • GSM: Yes
  • GSM frequencies supported: 1900, 1800, 900, 850
  • UMTS / HSPA: Yes
  • UMTS frequencies supported: 900, 2100, 1900, 850
  • WWAN data standards supported: UMTS, EDGE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, GPRS
  • Max WWAN downlink speed: 21 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi: Yes
  • Wi-Fi support: 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
  • GPS: Yes
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 4.0
  • NFC support: Yes
  • Media streaming: AllShare

Connectivity
  • Carriers: T-Mobile
  • GSM: Yes
  • UMTS / HSPA: Yes
  • WWAN data standards supported: UMTS, EDGE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, GPRS
  • Max WWAN downlink speed: 42 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi: Yes
  • Wi-Fi support: 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b
  • GPS: Yes
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 4.0
  • Media streaming: DLNA
  • Carriers: T-Mobile
  • GSM: Yes
  • GSM frequencies supported: 1900, 1800, 900, 850
  • UMTS / HSPA: Yes
  • UMTS frequencies supported: 2100, 1700
  • Wi-Fi: Yes
  • Wi-Fi support: 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b
  • GPS: Yes
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 3.0
  • Tethering / mobile hotspot: Yes
  • Media streaming: DLNA
  • Manufacturer: Qualcomm
  • Brand / family: Snapdragon S4
  • Clock speed: 1.5 GHz
  • Number of cores: 2

Processor
  • Manufacturer: Qualcomm
  • Brand / family: Snapdragon S4
  • Clock speed: 1.5 GHz
  • Number of cores: 2
  • Manufacturer: Qualcomm
  • Brand / family: Scorpion
  • Clock speed: 1 GHz
  • Manufacturer: Qualcomm
  • Model: Adreno 220

GPU
  • Manufacturer: Qualcomm
  • Model: Adreno 225
  • RAM size: 2 GB

Memory
  • RAM size: 1 GB
  • Internal size: 16 GB, 64 GB, 32 GB
  • External: Yes
  • Max external size: 64 GB
  • External type: microSD

Storage
  • Internal size: 16 GB
  • External: No
  • External: Yes
  • Max external size: 32 GB
  • External type: microSD
  • Resolution: 1.9 megapixels
  • Video resolution: 720p
  • Video framerate: 30

Front Camera
  • Resolution: 0.3 megapixels
  • Video resolution: VGA
  • Resolution: 8 megapixels
  • Flash: LED
  • Focus type: Autofocus
  • Video resolution: 1080p

Rear Camera
  • Resolution: 8 megapixels
  • Flash: LED
  • Focus type: Autofocus
  • Video resolution: 1080p
  • Resolution: 5 megapixels
  • Flash: LED
  • Operating system: Android
  • Skin: TouchWiz
  • Launch OS version: 4.0
  • Notable apps: Flipboard

Software
  • Operating system: Android
  • Skin: Sense 4
  • Launch OS version: 4.0.3
  • Operating system: Android
  • Launch OS version: 2.3
  • Video out: Yes
  • Headphone jack: 3.5mm
  • Other ports: Micro USB

Interface

  • Video out: Yes
  • Headphone jack: 3.5mm
  • Other ports: MHL
  • Headphone jack: 3.5mm
Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Barometer

Sensors
Proximity, Ambient light, Accelerometer
  • Capacity: 2100 mAh
  • Removable: Yes
  • Wireless charging: Yes

Battery
  • Capacity: 1650 mAh
  • Removable: No
  • Capacity: 1500 mAh
  • Quoted use time: 3 hr
  • Quadrant: 5283
  • Vellamo: 2008
  • GLBenchmark 720p: 101 FPS
  • GLBenchmark 1080p: 59 FPS
  • AnTuTu: 10568

Benchmarks
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