For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the Sony Xperia SP, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia SP comes with a 4.6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm dimensions and weighs 133 grams. The Sony Xperia SP comes with 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm dimensions and weighs 155 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung 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.

The Sony Xperia SP is equipped with a 1.7 GHz dual core krait processor and Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 32 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 runs on the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which can be upgraded to the Jelly Bean version. The Sony Xperia SP runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system. Both the devices have 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S3 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP. The Sony Xperia SP also sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 11 hours and 40 minutes on 3G. The Sony Xperia SP comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 19 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S3 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $449.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $469.95. The Sony Xperia SP C5302 is priced at around AU $349.95 in Australia.

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