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Apple iPhone 5c
CDMASamsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2012-05-03 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S III has a general score of 74.8, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5c's general score of 70. The Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5c comes with iOS 8.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy S III's design is just a bit thinner than Apple iPhone 5c, but it's just a little bit heavier and was released about a year before.
Samsung Galaxy S III features a little bit better performance than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has an additional graphics processor, a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster). IPhone 5c counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S III, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1136 x 640px and a little smaller display, it also counts with much more brightness and a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy S III counts with a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone 5c, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S III also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The iPhone 5c and the Galaxy S III have similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S III has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, it also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
Galaxy S III features a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a 2100mAh battery size against 1507mAh.
Galaxy S III costs a little more money than the Apple iPhone 5c, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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