Global Score | |
72.7 | 78.8 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | |
Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
2012-05-03 | 2019-05-07 |
5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
4.69 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Purple and White |
Plastic | Plastic |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 215.00 | $ 186.00 |
Display / Screen | |
4.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
Super AMOLED | OLED |
306 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
8.6 | 8.2 |
Performance | |
Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
9 | 9.09 |
Storage | |
64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
9.46 | 7.7 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
-- | 28.00mm focal length |
0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.79 |
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 |
4.6 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | -- |
830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
4 | 4.96 |
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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
The Google Pixel 3a has a general score of 78.8, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S III's score of 72.7. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 3a has a newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it provides a couple additional features. Although Google Pixel 3a is a little heavier than Galaxy S III, it's a little thinner and also way newer.
The Galaxy S III has a bit sharper display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720, a bit smaller display and a lot less pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy S III has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S III also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The Google Pixel 3a counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Google Pixel 3a counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a lot larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a much higher 12.2 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Google Pixel 3a is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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