Galaxy S III vs. Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II: what's changed?
We're here live at Samsung's unveiling of the Galaxy S III and while it was going on, we furiously built this chart to see how the biggest phone of the year stacks up against its two progenitors. Here's some trivia: that 4.8-inch display is 22 percent bigger than the Galaxy S II's, but its overall dimensions only grew by 16 percent. If you're interested in those sort of details, then after the break is where you need to be.
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Galaxy S II |
Galaxy Nexus |
Galaxy S III |
| OS | Android 2.3.4 (Now 4.0) | Android 4.0 | Android 4.0 |
| Skin | Touchwiz 4.0 | Stock | Touchwiz |
| Display | 4.3 / 4.5-inch | 4.65-inch | 4.8-inch |
| Resolution | 800 x 480 | 1280 x 720 | 720 x 1280 |
| Glass | Gorilla Glass | Fortified Glass | Gorilla Glass 2 |
| CPU | 1.2GHz / 1.5GHz Dual-Core | 1.2GHz Dual-Core | 1.4GHz Quad-Core |
| Graphics | Super AMOLED Plus | HD Super AMOLED | HD Super AMOLED |
| Memory | 1GB RAM | 1GB RAM | 1GB RAM |
| Storage | 16 / 32GB + microSD | 16 / 32GB | 16/32/64GB + microSD |
| Front Camera | 2-megapixel | 1.3-megapixel | 1.9-megapixel |
| Rear Camera | 8-megapixel | 5-megapixel AF | 8-megapixel AF + HDR |
| Cellular | HSPA+21/42, EV-DO Rev. A / WiMax | LTE or HSPA+ | HSPA+21 / LTE (Regions) |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n with Channel Bonding, WiFi HT40 |
| Bluetooth | 3.0+HS | 3.0 A2DP | 4.0 Low-energy |
| Orientation | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass | GPS, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass, Barometer | GPS, GLONASS, Accelerometer, RGB Light, Digital Compass, Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope, Barometer |
| Dimensions |
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.4mm or 129.8 x 69.6 x 9.65mm |
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.94mm | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm |
| Weight | 116 grams | 135 gram | 133 gram |
| NFC? | Optional | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | MHL | MHL | MHL / DLNA |
| Battery | 1,560mAh | 1,750mAh | 2,100mAh |