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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB U.S. CellularSCH-I535
| Global Score | |
| 33.9 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2007-10-01 | 2012-06-04 |
| 4.20 x 1.95 x 0.55 inches | 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches |
| 3.40 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Brown and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 4.8 inches |
| 240 x 260 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 136 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| Intel XScale (Single-Core 312 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 32 MB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 6.12 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| CDMA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 216 hours standby time 3.7 hours talk time | 200 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S III is a lot better than the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, having a general score of 70.8 against 33.9. Although Samsung Galaxy S III is much heavier than the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, it's way thinner and also a lot newer. Samsung Galaxy S III works with Android 4.1.2 OS, and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 has BlackBerry OS.
Samsung Galaxy S III features an incredibly better screen than BlackBerry Pearl 8130, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a lot more pixels per display inch. Galaxy S III counts with a much bigger memory to install games and applications than BlackBerry Pearl 8130. Samsung Galaxy S III has a much powerful processing unit than BlackBerry Pearl 8130, because it has more cpu cores, a graphics co-processor and 1,97 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S III captures a lot better photos and videos than BlackBerry Pearl 8130, because it has a back camera with lot more MP. The Galaxy S III features a much longer battery duration than BlackBerry Pearl 8130, because it has a 2100mAh battery size instead of 900mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S III costs a bit more than the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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