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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB U.S. CellularSCH-I535
| Global Score | |
| 66 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2012-06-04 |
| 6.12 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches | 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Blue, Brown and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 1440 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 200 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S III has an overall score of 70.8, which is a little bit better than the Moto E5's 66 general score. The Samsung Galaxy S III body is a little bit thinner and a lot lighter than the Moto E5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. These phones use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S III has an older 4.1.2 version and Moto E5 has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Galaxy S III features a sharper screen than Motorola Moto E5, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel number in each inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with just a little better hardware performance than Moto E5, because although it has lesser cpu cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with a GPU.
Moto E5 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Moto E5 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy S III features a slightly better camera than Motorola Moto E5, because although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a 8 mega pixels resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with a way bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs.
Motorola Moto E5 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S III is also the cheapest one.
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