Help How do I know if I have the quad core version or not?

musiclover7 · Nov 27, 2012

I got this phone a little less than a week ago, and I am trying to determine if mine is the Quad core Galaxy S3, or the older dual core. Is there a way from within the OS that I can easily determine this? Any help appreciated..

Szadzik · Nov 27, 2012

There is no OLDER or NEWER S3. There is a US version for Verizon that has dual core and an International version i9300 and a few others. Check the model under the battery or on the box and provide here as otherwise my glass ball has been on leave for some time now.

UserName872 · Nov 27, 2012

Szadzik said:
There is no OLDER or NEWER S3. There is a US version for Verizon that has dual core and an International version i9300 and a few others. Check the model under the battery or on the box and provide here as otherwise my glass ball has been on leave for some time now.

Exactly this! In fact, if you want to be technical, the US variant dual-cores are newer than the international model quad-cores as the US models weren't available until a couple months after the international. Basically, do you have an international model or one of the US variants (Verizon, AT&T, etc.)? You can look under your battery for a model number. I9300 is the quad-core where as something like the I747 (AT&T US) is a dual-core.

phil75231 · Nov 27, 2012

i535 (The U.S. Verizon one) is dual-core as well. My understanding was that most, if not all, U.S. versions were dual-core. I could be wrong.

matt88si · Nov 27, 2012

Not sure if this is the dual or quad, either, but my model # is SPH-L710. Sprint's website shows the specs as Dual-Core, but it could be a typo!

I was hoping it would show that information in the Device Information, but alas, it did not.

rcsrich · Nov 27, 2012

I don't believe any quad-core versions are being offered by US carriers...

laptopquestion · Nov 27, 2012

To avoid any doubt, you can use a free app like the following:

CPU / RAM / DEVICE Identifier

Easily identifies the CPU type and number of cores (and tons of other stuff).

musiclover7 · Nov 27, 2012

It is a US Sprint Galaxy S3... I am figuring that means it is a dual core. Thanks for the replies..

Metfanant · Nov 28, 2012

There are some variations in the international phones...but BASICALLY these are the hardware configurations...

US = Dual Core w/2gb of RAM
Int. = Quad Core w/1gb of RAM

There is no "old" or "new"

SUroot · Nov 28, 2012

Yep as above, except the international LTE that has Quad core and 2GB RAM

GoldenDiamond · Nov 28, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Epicurean · Nov 28, 2012

Of course, the Ad at the bottom of this thread, "The Samsung Galaxy S3 is the company's flagship device of 2012. As one of the most anticipated devices of the year, this device is the first to come with a Exynos 4 Quad processor. It also has Android 4.0, a 4.8-inch 720p Super AMOLED", doesn't help with the confusion factor.

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