Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III vs T-Mobile Comet

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Comet: 28.9 g lighter

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    131 g
    Comet:
    102.1 g
  • Width

    Comet: 14.7 mm narrower

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    70.6 mm
    Comet:
    55.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Comet: 2 in smaller diagonal

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    4.8 in
    Comet:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
    Comet:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    I9305 Galaxy S III: 4.1 mm thinner

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    8.6 mm
    Comet:
    12.7 mm
  • Height

    Comet: 32.5 mm shorter

    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    136.6 mm
    Comet:
    104.1 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Height:
    136.6 mm +32.5 mm versus Comet
    Width:
    70.6 mm +14.7 mm versus Comet
    Depth:
    8.6 mm
  2. 2. Comet

    Height:
    104.1 mm
    Width:
    55.9 mm
    Depth:
    12.7 mm +4.1 mm versus I9305 Galaxy S III

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. I9305 Galaxy S III

    131 g

    +28.9 g versus Comet

  2. 2. Comet

    102.1 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Screen diagonal:
    4.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    63.5 cm²
  2. 2. Comet

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

I9305 Galaxy S III has approximately 161.6% more rectangular screen area than Comet.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. I9305 Galaxy S III

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Comet

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. I9305 Galaxy S III

    2100 mAh

    +900 mAh versus Comet

  2. 2. Comet

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. I9305 Galaxy S III2. Comet

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 136.6 Х 70.6 Х 8.6 mm
  • 104.1 Х 55.9 Х 12.7 mm
Weight
  • 131 g
  • 102.1 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.8" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 63.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.9%
  • 41.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 306 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.6
  • 1/3''
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.9 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.9 MP
  • f/2.6
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP4
  • No
Antutu 7 score *
  • 20000
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1253
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2010
  • November
Colors
  • Titanium Gray
  • Sapphire Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for I9305 Galaxy S III, Comet.
SpecificationI9305 Galaxy S IIIComet
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Also known as Samsung GALAXY S III LTE
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) For T-Mobile