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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB T-MobileSGH-T999
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 200 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A6 has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III's score of 70. Galaxy A6 is a notably newer and thinner device than Galaxy S III, but it's also somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A6 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Galaxy S III has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A6 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A6 also has a much larger aperture, a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
Samsung Galaxy A6 counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 400 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy A6 features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 43 percent greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy A6 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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