Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2016-07-26 | 2012-05-03 |
| 5.79 x 2.85 x 0.28 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.36 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 9.02 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2610mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S III has an overall score of 69.7, which is just a bit better than the BlackBerry DTEK50's 68.1 score. Although Galaxy S III is notably older and thicker than BlackBerry DTEK50, it's design is still just a little bit lighter. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S III has older 4.3 version and BlackBerry DTEK50 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Galaxy S III has a little more vivid display than BlackBerry DTEK50, although it has a little smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a lot less pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy S III counts with a bit better CPU than BlackBerry DTEK50, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
BlackBerry DTEK50 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a 0.33 inches sensor, the BlackBerry DTEK50 also has a camera in the back with way more megapixels and a much larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and videos.
BlackBerry DTEK50 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory, the BlackBerry DTEK50 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. BlackBerry DTEK50 counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 2610mAh battery size instead of 2100mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S III is also the cheapest one, making it an easy choice.
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