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OnePlus One
16 GBSamsung Galaxy S III
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.8 | 69.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2014-04-23 | 2012-05-03 |
| 6.02 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 4.69 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 355.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1866 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.34 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S III has an overall score of 69.7, which is slightly better than OnePlus One's global score of 63.8. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S III has an older 4.3 version while OnePlus One has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy S III is an older device than OnePlus One, but it's lighter and just a bit thinner anyway.
OnePlus One features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a much better 1920 x 1080 resolution, a higher display density and a little bigger display. The OnePlus One counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit working at 450 MHz, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the OnePlus One also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus One shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because although it has a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, it also counts with a much better resolution back facing camera, a way larger camera aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy S III features much more memory for games and applications than OnePlus One, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S III also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB. The OnePlus One features a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S III is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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