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Design
Manufacture	HTC	Samsung
Model	Desire	Galaxy S III
Form factor	Block	Block
Weight	135 gram	133 gram
Size (HxWxD)	119 x 60 x 12mm	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm
Operating System	Android 2.1	Android 4.0

Communication
Networks	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 900, 2100	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 850, 900, 1900, 2100
HSCSD
GPRS
EDGE
UMTS
HSDPA
HSPA+
WiMAX
LTE (4G light)
WLAN / Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
SMS
MMS
Email

Connectivity
HDMI out
USB port
MHL
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version	NA	4.0
DLNA
GPS
Glonass
ANT+
IrDA
NFC

Camera
3.5 mm audio connector
Camera
Camera resolution	5 megapixel, autofocus, face detection, geo tagging	8 megapixel
Image Stabilization
BSI sensor
Camera Flash/Light
Flash type	NA	NA
Video recording
Video capture resolution	NA	1080p

Display
Second Camera	NA	1.9 megapixels
Display size	3.7 inches	4.8 inches
Touchscreen
Colour display
Number of colours	16,000,000	16,700,000
Display resolution (WxH)	480 x 800 pixels	720 x 1280 pixels
PPI	252	306
Second Display	NA	NA

Hardware
CPU	1 GHz	1.4 GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos 4
GPU	NA	NA
Memory	576 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card	1 GB RAM. 16GB, 32GB or 64GB storage
Micro SIM
Dual SIM

Multimedia
MP3
Ringtones / Music file format	MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI, OGG, AMR, AAC	MP3
Java
Games	Yes	Yes
FM Radio

Power management
Battery	1400 mAh	2100 mAh
Standby time (h)	340	NA
Talktime (m)	400	NA

Features
Wireless Charging
Browser	Android HTML Webkit	Android HTML Webkit
Calendar
Voicedialing
IP Code	NA	NA
Predictive text
RSS reader
Voicememo
PC Synchronization
SyncML	NA
Website	Website	Website
Price history	Available	Available
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