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Motorola Defy XT (U.S. Cellular)

Motorola Defy XT (U.S. Cellular)
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Samsung Galaxy S III - 16GB - pebble blue (T-Mobile)

Samsung Galaxy S III - 16GB - pebble blue (T-Mobile)
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 2
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Price $29 to $49 at 2 stores $199 to $749 at 3 stores $208 at 1 store
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3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
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    Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
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Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 1 review 3.0 stars out of 117 reviews 4.0 stars out of 91 reviews 0 stars No reviews, write one!
Release date August 20, 2012 June 21, 2012 October 24, 2012 February 19, 2012
The Bottom Line The Motorola Defy XT doesn't fear dust and water, but lacks the strength to power through smartphone tasks with speed. Pumped with high-performing hardware and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an excellent, top-end phone that's neck and neck with the HTC One X. Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated features and high price raise questions about its purpose.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
Specific absorption rate (SAR) Info unavailable 0.43 W/Kg
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Cellular technology CDMA2000 1X
GSM / HSDPA
Info unavailable WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Weight 4.06 oz
4.7 oz
6.35 oz
3.8 oz
Wireless Interface Bluetooth 3.0
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Info unavailable Info unavailable IEEE 802.11
Bluetooth
Service Provider U. S. Cellular
T-Mobile
Unlocked
Info unavailable
Band / mode CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
Info unavailable Info unavailable WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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