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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GBGT-I9300
| Global Score | |
| 71 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is better than Galaxy S III's overall score of 71. Even though Galaxy A50 is somewhat heavier than Galaxy S III, it's somewhat thinner and also a lot newer. The Samsung Galaxy S III has a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a just a little worse display density, a lot worse 1280 x 720px resolution and a much smaller screen.
The Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a better camera than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot bigger aperture for better low light photos and video.
Galaxy A50 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A50 has a superior battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 90% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy A50 is also a bit cheaper.
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