Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 78.9 |
| 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 | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.68 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is a little bit better than Galaxy S III, with a 78.9 score against 72.7. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 3a XL has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements. The Google Pixel 3a XL construction is newer and just a little thinner than Galaxy S III's, although it is extremely heavier.
Galaxy S III features a slightly better looking screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720px resolution, a just a little worse display density and a much smaller screen. The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Google Pixel 3a XL shoots better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way bigger camera aperture, a way better video definition, a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a way more MP back facing camera. The Galaxy S III features a way bigger memory for apps and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S III also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 64 GB.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 76% larger battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it a great choice.
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