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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GBGT-I9300
Apple iPhone 6
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71 | 74.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-05-03 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having a global score of 74.1 against 71. The iPhone 6 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy S III counts with Android 4.3 operating system. The iPhone 6 design is newer, way thinner and a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S III.
The iPhone 6 counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy S III, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a really brighter screen, a slightly better resolution of 1334 x 750px and a quite higher screen pixels density. The iPhone 6 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has lesser 1.4 GHz cpu cores and a weaker graphics co-processor working at 450 megahertz, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 6 also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Galaxy S III counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 6, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 64 GB and 32 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone 6 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same camera sensor size, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the Apple iPhone 6 also has a bigger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light environments and better video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 2100mAh battery capacity against 1810mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the iPhone 6 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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