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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GB T-MobileSGH-T999
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| 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 - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 200 hours standby time 10 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is much better than Galaxy S III, getting an 85.5 score against 71.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy A51 is way heavier than the Galaxy S III, it's a bit thinner and also notably newer. Both phones we are comparing have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3.
Galaxy S III features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a just a bit worse screen pixels density, a lot smaller display and a lot worse 1280 x 720px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy A51 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot larger aperture, a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a lot bigger camera sensor. The Galaxy A51 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2100mAh.
Galaxy A51 costs a bit more than the 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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