Galaxy S III vs. Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II: what's changed?

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Updated Thu, May 3, 2012, 2:02 PM·2 min read

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.

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

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