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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB U.S. CellularSCH-I535
| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 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 |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 200 hours standby time 15 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
Samsung Galaxy A6 is a bit better than the Galaxy S III, with a 75.8 score against 70.8. The Samsung Galaxy A6 body is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S III. Galaxy A6 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy S III has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better display pixel density. Galaxy A6 counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A6 features a really longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 43 percent more battery size. Galaxy A6 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A6 also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography, a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy A6 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper, making it an easy choice.
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