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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GBGT-I9300
| Global Score | |
| 71 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 306 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, getting a global score of 77.7 against 71. The HTC One M9 body is extremely newer than Samsung Galaxy S III's, although it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it provides you a couple nice extra features.
The HTC One M9 features a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has a slower graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster), 2 GB more RAM and a 64-bits processor. HTC One M9 features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a better pixels amount in each inch in the screen, a little bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The HTC One M9 features a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the HTC One M9 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB. HTC One M9 features a way better battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 2840mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
HTC One M9 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, a back camera with much more MP, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, HTC One M9 is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S III.
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