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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 306 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 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 |
Comparison review
HTC U11 has an overall score of 77.6, which is much better than the Galaxy S III's 69.7 global score. The HTC U11 design is extremely newer and just a bit thinner, but heavier than the Galaxy S III. HTC U11 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a quite bigger display, a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a much better pixel quantity per screen inch.
HTC U11 has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage. HTC U11 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory.
HTC U11 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition, a lot higher resolution back-facing camera, a larger sensor and a lot larger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations. HTC U11 features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 43% more battery capacity.
HTC U11 is a little more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S III, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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