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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GBGT-I9300
| Global Score | |
| 71 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V20 has a score of 77, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S III's general score of 71. Even though LG V20 is notably heavier than Galaxy S III, it's somewhat thinner and also noticeably newer. Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a bit superior CPU than LG V20, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S III features a little bit better screen than LG V20, although it has a lot worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, a little bit smaller display and a lot worse number of pixels per inch in the display. LG V20 counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
LG V20 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 52 percent bigger battery size. LG V20 features a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a camera with much more mega pixels, a way higher (4K) video definition, a way larger camera aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a larger camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, the LG V20 is also a bargain compared to others.
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