Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. Samsung Infuse 4G: Tough Battle of Samsung Smartphones

Samsung's Infuse 4G smartphone is the company's thinnest, measuring as it does only 8.9mm; meaning it will fit very easily into a pocket or a purse. It is powered by a high-speed 1.2GHz processor, runs the TouchWiz v3.0 User Interface (UI) and has a number of handy features.

The Galaxy S3 will be released in UK markets on 30 May but it is already the talk of retail town, with both Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse declaring it best-sellers; in fact, Vodafone has confirmed it is their most pre-ordered Android device.

Let's check out how the two Samsung smartphones stack up against each other:

Display

Samsung's Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels at 306 pixel per inch (ppi). Its 4.8in screen will be covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 2 - the second generation protective layer that is up to 20 percent thinner enabling better touch responsiveness. It runs the TouchWiz 4.0 UI which offers visual improvements and gesture-based functionality like panning, turn-over, tilt and double tap.

In comparison, the Infuse 4G has a 4.5in Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels at 207 ppi. It comes with the earlier version of Corning Gorilla Glass that defends the screen from scratches and damages and TouchWiz 3.0 UI.

Processor

The Galaxy S3 is powered by the quad-core Exynos 4212 processor, which was clocked at 1.4GHz. It ships 1GB of RAM. The Infuse 4G is powered by a 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 processor and has 512MB of RAM.

Camera

Both Samsung phones have eight megapixel rear-facing cameras with auto-focus and LED flash. In addition, they feature geo-tagging, touch focus and face and smile detection.

The Galaxy S3 offers video recording of 1080p and a front-facing camera of 1.9 megapixels. In contrast, the Infuse 4G allows users to record only at 720p and it includes a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixels.

Connectivity

The Galaxy S3 features Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot and Wi-Fi Direct that allows W-Fi enabled devices to connect to each other without a wireless access point. It offers support to Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and EDR wireless technology. In addition, the smartphone features Near Field Communication (NFC).

The Infuse 4G, on the other hand, comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and DLNA. It provides Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP.

Storage

The Galaxy S3 comes in three internal storage variants - 16/32/64GB (the 64GB is expected to be available at a later date), whereas the Infuse 4G comes only with 16GB of internal storage.

The Galaxy S3 has a microSD card slot with additional memory space of 64GB while the Infuse 4G contains a microSD card with additional memory of 32GB.

Battery

The Galaxy S3 packs a Li-Ion 2100mAh standard battery that allows for talk time of up to 21 hours 40 minutes on 2G and 11 hours 40 minutes on 3G networks. It offers stand by time of up to 590 hours on 2G and 790 hours on 3G networks. In comparison, the Infuse 4G comes with a Li-Ion 1750mAh standard battery that provides for talk time of up to eight hours and standby time of up to 400 hours.