Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2017-08-17 | 2012-05-03 |
| 5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| Ceramic and Titanium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 464.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1312 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 505 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S III is a little bit better than Essential Phone, getting a 69.7 score against 66.3. Even though Galaxy S III is extremely older and just a little thicker than Essential Phone, it's body is still a lot lighter. The Essential Phone counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S III features a display that is very similar to the screen in Essential Phone, although the Samsung Galaxy S III has a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a much worse amount of pixels in each display inch and a quite smaller screen. The Essential Phone has a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor providing a lower image quality, it also counts with a lot better video definition, a lot bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and video and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
Essential Phone has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Essential Phone has a much longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 45% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S III is also by far the cheapest one.
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