Samsung Galaxy S3
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Samsung

Galaxy S3

Official name Samsung · Device code d2lteMetroPCS

The samsung Galaxy S3 is a 2020 Android device with 2GB RAM running API level 18. Released 6 years ago. Without a recent OS update, this device is unlikely to receive further security patches from Google.

2 GB RAMAndroid 4.3armeabi-v7a720 × 1280
Processor
Snapdragon MSM8960
Qualcomm · 2-core · up to 1,500 MHz
Graphics
Qualcomm Adreno 225
OpenGL ES OpenGL ES 3.0
First indexed
2020-01-24
0 variants tracked
Quick verdict

Where this phone stands

Released in 2020, the Galaxy S3 is now 6 years old — best considered as a budget or secondary device in 2026.

Weaknesses
Older Android release
Released 6 years ago. Without a recent OS update, this device is unlikely to receive further security patches from Google.
Specifications

The numbers, sorted

Display
720 × 1280 · 320 DPI
Chipset
Snapdragon MSM8960
CPU
2-core · up to 1,500 MHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 225
RAM
2 GB RAM
Android
Android 4.3
Primary ABI
armeabi-v7a
Secondary ABIs
armeabi-v7a, armeabi
OpenGL ES
OpenGL ES 3.0
Hardware features

46 declared capabilities, grouped

Pulled from the device's PackageManager.hasSystemFeature manifest. Useful for developers checking compatibility, or for buyers curious whether a specific sensor or DRM level is present.

android.hardware.bluetoothandroid.hardware.bluetooth_leandroid.hardware.nfcandroid.hardware.usb.accessoryandroid.hardware.usb.hostandroid.hardware.wifiandroid.hardware.wifi.direct
Catalog footprint

How much of this phone we've indexed

0
Variants tracked
Regional, carrier, firmware variants
median 4
46
Hardware features
PackageManager manifest
median 132
34
System libraries
Bundled .so libraries
median 118
56
OpenGL extensions
GPU extension set
median 64