Sharp Aquos S2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences
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Sharp Aquos S2
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Sharp Aquos S2 or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Sharp Aquos S2 | Samsung Galaxy S3 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, August | 2012, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 141.8 x 72 x 7.9 mm | 5.58 x 5.58 x 2.83 in | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in | |
| Weight | 140 g | 4.94 oz | 133 g | 4.69 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | |
| Battery | 3020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2100 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| 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 | 450 EUR | 190 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 4.8" in | |
| Screen area | 80.7 cm2 | 63.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 17:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 79.0% | 65.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2040 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 420 PPI | 306 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -8 MP |
-8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 1.9 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm | 1.9 MP, f/2.6 | |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - 128/6GB |
- Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) - 64/4GB -Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - 128/6GB |
- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
| GPU | Adreno 508 - 64/4GB Adreno 512 - 128/6GB |
Mali-400MP4 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 173 | 60 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 994 | 117 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 859 | 505 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4079 | 1253 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3688 | 726 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 787 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Micro-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 28(700), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Charging 5V/2A 10W |
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation |
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