Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-11-27 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 215.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco M3 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having a global score of 78.2 against 72.7. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Poco M3 has the newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version. Xiaomi Poco M3's design is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it's much heavier and thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Poco M3, although it has a lot worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a much smaller screen and a little lower display pixels density. The Xiaomi Poco M3 has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Poco M3 features a bit better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Poco M3 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a lot larger sensor which gives a much higher image and video quality, a lot bigger aperture and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
Xiaomi Poco M3 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Xiaomi Poco M3 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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