Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S3
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
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Samsung Galaxy S3 or Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S3 | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2012, May | 2023, October 04 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in | 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.01 in | |
| Weight | 133 g | 4.69 oz | 209 g | 7.37 oz | |
| Body Build | Plastic body | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine | |
| Battery | 2100 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 190 EUR | $ 550 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 4.8" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 63.5 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 65.9% | 83.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1280 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 306 PPI | 403 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, 1450 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 8 MP, Single | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF | -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | LED flash | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 127 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 124 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 131 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 1.9 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 1.9 MP, f/2.6 | 10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) | |
| Video | 720p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI | Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) | - Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA |
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| CPU | - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | - Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - International -Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA |
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| GPU | Mali-400MP4 | Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA |
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| External memory | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1138152 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 321429 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 403889 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 190016 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 321429 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 60 | 1850 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 117 | 4890 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 505 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 1253 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 726 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 787 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Micro-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
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| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Class 12 | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host | USB Type-C, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) |
SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass | |
| Other extras |
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation |
- Samsung DeX - 25W Fast charging, 50% in 30 min -Power Delivery 2.0 -Wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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