Jun 15 Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. Galaxy S2

It’s easy to compete with others but difficult to contend with oneself. Samsung Galaxy S2 has been one of the most popular handsets that released last year. So it was really hard for Samsung to keep up the high standard set by itself and design the Galaxy S3 with specs that can compete well with its predecessor.

Those who were making their minds to get Galaxy S2 are now confused between with the success of Galaxy S3. So if you want a brief overview of what both devices contain, then here is a quick roundup.

Display

Samsung Galaxy S2 has a smaller display than its successor. It has 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen with 800 x 480 pixels resolution while the Galaxy S3 is designed with 4.8 inches Super AMOLED HD display with 720p resolution.

Processor

Samsung Galaxy S3 is faster and more powerful than its big brother. It has a quad core Exynos CPU that runs on 1.4GHz, the Galaxy S2 features 1.2GHz dual core Exynos processor.

Storage and Memory

Samsung Galaxy S2 has 1 gigs of RAM and 16 or 32GB of internal memory that can be scaled up to 32GB via microSD card. The Galaxy S III offers greater storage capacity; it is available in 16, 32 or 64 GB optionS which can be augmented up to 64GB through microSD card. The S3 boasts 1 gigs of RAM but its Korean models are launched with 2 gigs of RAM.

Camera

Both smartphones have 8 MP camera at the back plate and 2MP camera at the front for video calling.

Battery

Galaxy S3 sports a powerful 2100mAh battery to provide sufficient juice to the bunch of cores while S2 has 1650 mAh battery.

OS

Both flagship phones run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

In a nut shell

The bigger display, powerful processor, camera quality and S-Voice are some of the strengths of Galaxy S3, while Samsung fans are still in love with the neat design and beautiful looks of Galaxy S2.