HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ (plus) – Specs Review: MTK6577 Dual Core1.2 GHz Android 4.0 4.7-inch Dual SIM 3G

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The HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ is the latest among all the Samsung Galaxy S3 clones. Well, I could say that its the best among all S3 clones that exists as of this posting date. Its different with the earlier released S3 knock-offs that has smaller screens at 4.5″ and slightly lower processor of MT6575 chip. This HDC Galaxy i9300 S3 plus has 4.7″ screen and MT6577 CPU chip, which is a dual-core MediaTek chip.

Running with a MT6577 Dual Core MediaTek chipset that is clocked at 1.2 GHz maximum, this is already a beast on its own league of smartphones under the same price bracket. Packed alongside is a PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D GPU for better high-end gaming and high quality media playback performance.

Comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) pre-installed out of the box, supporting the following languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, German, Indonesian, Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese, Malay, others.

The 1GB ROM and 1GB RAM is more than enough for seamless multi-tasking and advance usage on the HDC Galaxy S3+, internal memory is still expandable with a Micro SD Memory Card (TF-Card), at 32GB maximum supported capacity.

The 4.7 inch Capacitive Multi-touch Screen is very close to what the real Samsung Galaxy S3 have. The genuine has 4.8″, and that is a very unnoticeable difference unlike on the first released MT6575 S3 clones. Touch screen supports up to  5 points touch. The display has a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, giving vivid and clear display at 16 million colors.

The HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ is Dual SIM capable and has 3G. GSM services is supported on all carriers worldwide.

It also has a decent snappers of 8.0 megapixel main camera on the back, and a front-facing camera of 0.3 megapixel.

And do you know what is best with this phone? Simply its price! It is just being sold for $209.99 on Fastcardtech. You’ll never have to spare a thousand bucks just to get yourself a Samsung Galaxy S3. With this phone’s capability to give you the best performance, and elegant design as well; it is really a great thirst-quencher to those who wants to own a S3 but doesnt want to spend too much just for a phone. 

HDC Galaxy I9300 S3+ MT6577 Specs and Features

Chipset

• CPU: MT6577 Dual Core 1.0GHz
• GPU: PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D

OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

Language: multilanguage support

Memory

• RAM: 1GB
• ROM: 1GB
• Micro SD Memory Card (TF-Card), MAX support 32GB

Dimensions

• Size: 145 × 67 × 10 mm
• Weight: 125 g

Screen

• 4.7 inch Capacitive Multi-touch Screen (5 points)
• WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels)
• 16 million colors

Network

• Dual SIM
• 2G：GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• 3G：WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
• Supports GSM service all over the world

Color: White

GPS: Built In GPS & A-GPS

Connection

• Bluetooth 2.0
• Wi-Fi : IEEE 802.11 b/g/a
• micro USB 2.0

Camera

• Dual Camera
• Back 8.0 megapixel
• Front 0.3 megapixel
• Supports recording of video

Battery: 1600mAh Li-ion battery

Accessories

• Earphone / 3.5 mm Audio Jack
• USB Cable
• Charger

Price: $209.99

HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ Videos

Here’s a fun video review of the HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+:

Here is a comparison video by Colonel ZAP on the HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ and the M100s Google 4S (iPhone clone):

HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ Pictures

The HDC Galaxy i9300 S3+ has a bigger screen that is very much close to the real S3′s size. Also, curvaceous design of the real S3 is pretty much integrated carefully with this clone.

Another pretty cool stuff to note with this Chinese version, the UI is also copied to resemble the Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on the S3.