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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
3G OnlyGT-S7270
Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB U.S. CellularSCH-I535
| Global Score | |
| 62.3 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2013-06-10 | 2012-06-04 |
| 4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 inches | 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 4.70 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Brown and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 115.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM21664 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Broadcom VideoCore IV (250 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8 hours talk time | 200 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S III is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, having a score of 70.8 against 62.3. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S III is older and heavier than Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, it's construction is still somewhat thinner. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S III has the older 4.1.2 version while Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 has Android 4.2.2 version.
Galaxy S III has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S III also has a larger amount of RAM and a faster 400 MHz graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Ace 3, because it has a better number of pixels per inch of screen, a bigger display and a much higher resolution of 1280 x 720.
Galaxy S III captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Ace 3, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video quality and a camera with a way higher 8 mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy S III has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S III also has 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Ace 3, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity against 1800mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S III is also cheaper than the Galaxy Ace 3.
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