Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-05-03 |
| 6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| Black and Grey | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC4 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S III has an overall score of 69.7, which is just a bit better than the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus's 66.5 global score. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S III has 4.3 version while Nothing Phone (2a) Plus has Android 14. The Samsung Galaxy S III body is just a little bit thicker but much lighter than Nothing Phone (2a) Plus.
The Galaxy S III features a lot better hardware performance than Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Nothing Phone (2a) Plus counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy S III, because it has more pixels per display inch, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2412px, a lot larger screen and a much brighter display.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a bigger sensor providing a better image quality, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot larger camera aperture for better low light photography and video and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S III is also by far the cheapest one.
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