HTC One S vs. Samsung Galaxy 3 6.1 Winner HTC One S Reasons to buy the HTC One S Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Fast processor 1.5 GHz Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Video output Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices sharp screen 256 PPI High resolution 8 MP Average sized screen 4.3" Vivid screen Super AMOLED Lots of internal storage 16 GB Better bluetooth support 4.0 Average number of processor cores Dual core Really small 65x130x7 mm Average resolution screen 960x540 Thin 8 mm Average battery capacity 1,650 mAh Average speed max data speeds HSPA (42 mbps) 5.0 Runner-up Samsung Galaxy 3 "In comparison with other phones bearing HVGA (320 x 480-pixel) panels, text and images don't appear as sharp. But given its target segment, we found the phone perfectly acceptable." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's screen "Though made primarily of plastic, we found the Galaxy 3 to be solidly built." asia.cnet.com | talking about the Galaxy 3's form-factor Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy 3 Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD Long talk time 15 hours Light-weight 109 g

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Overview

Sensors 10.0 vs 7.8 Winner: HTC One S [details] Screen 6.8 vs 4.6 Winner: HTC One S [details] Around 80% crisper display of text, images and video, 256 PPI vs 145 PPI More than 70% larger screen, 4.3" vs 3.2" The One S has a OLED screen, which are generally brighter and more vivid, Super AMOLED vs TFT LCD Storage 3.3 vs 1.5 Winner: HTC One S [details] Around 96.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 170 MB Photo & Video 6.9 vs 5.7 Winner: HTC One S [details] Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate, 1080p @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 @ 15fps The One S has a Micro USB video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices, Micro USB vs None Size 7.5 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Both the One S and Galaxy 3 are quite small Light weight Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Battery - vs 6.1 Missing information [details] Processing power 7.4 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 6.1 vs 5.0

Sensors

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	No

Screen

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Screen size	4.3"	vs	3.2"	The One S has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Galaxy 3 is very small
	Screen resolution	960x540	vs	400x240	The One S's screen has average resolution, but the Galaxy 3's screen is very low resolution
	Screen PPI	256 PPI	vs	145 PPI	The One S's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Galaxy 3's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
	Screen type	Super AMOLED	vs	TFT LCD	The One S has an OLED screen which are generally very bright and vivid, the Galaxy 3 doesn't
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Storage

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Memory card	None	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	The Galaxy 3 has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	16 GB	vs	170 MB	The One S has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the Galaxy 3 is below average

Photo & Video

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Camera	8 MP	vs	3 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	None
	Movie format	1080p @ 30fps	vs	320 x 240 @ 15fps	The One S has good movie support, but the Galaxy 3 does not
	Video out	Micro USB	vs	None	The One S has a Micro USB video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Size

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Weight	119 g	vs	109 g	Light weight
	Thickness	8 mm	vs	13 mm	Average thickness
	Size	65x130x7 mm	vs	55x113x12 mm	Both the One S and Galaxy 3 are quite small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Keyboard & keypad

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The One S can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Network	HSPA (42 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The One S has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	4.0	vs	3.0	The One S has recent bluetooth support, but the Galaxy 3's bluetooth support is older

Battery

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Talk time	9.7 hours	vs	15 hours	The Galaxy 3 has good talk time, but the One S is average
	Standby time	Unknown	vs	26 days
	Battery capacity	1,650 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Processing power

	HTC One S			Samsung Galaxy 3
	Frequency	1.5 GHz	vs	667 MHz	The One S has a powerful processor, but the Galaxy 3 is fairly slow
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Single core	The One S has 2 cores while the Galaxy 3 has 1
	RAM	1024 MB	vs	Unknown

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