For Samsung fans who are considering buying the Galaxy Grand i9082 DUOS or the Galaxy S3, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices. The comparison could help the readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes with 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm dimensions and weighs 162 grams. The Galaxy S3 comes with 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 133 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Galaxy S3 is equipped with a 1.4 GHz quad core cortex A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform. The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The Galaxy S3 comes loaded with the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which can be upgraded to the Jelly Bean version. Both devices have 1 GB of RAM.

Camera:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS sports an 8 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a 2 MP camera. The Galaxy S3 also sports an 8 MP primary camera with similar features. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9MP.

Battery:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours and 10 minutes. The Galaxy S3 also comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 11 hours and 40 minutes on 3G.

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Price in Australia:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS is priced at around AU $339.95. The Galaxy S3 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $429.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $449.95 in Australia.