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HTC Desire EYE
AT&TSamsung Galaxy S III
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2014-10-08 | 2012-05-03 |
| 5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 20 hours talk time | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 4.4 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S III has a score of 69.7, which is slightly better than the HTC Desire EYE's score of 65.6. Galaxy S III is a way older and just a little thicker phone than the HTC Desire EYE, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat lighter anyway. These devices use Android operating system, but Galaxy S III has the older 4.3 version while HTC Desire EYE has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy S III features a little faster processing unit than HTC Desire EYE, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. HTC Desire EYE and Galaxy S III both feature quite similar displays, although the Galaxy S III has a lot worse pixel number per inch of display, a little smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
HTC Desire EYE counts with just a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the HTC Desire EYE also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB. HTC Desire EYE has superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 14% larger battery size.
The Galaxy S III takes just a bit better pictures and videos than HTC Desire EYE, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality, a camera in the back with a much worse 8 megapixels resolution and a way smaller aperture.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S III is also a lot cheaper.
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