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Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T
SGH-I747| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 has a global score of 76.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S III AT&T's score of 72.2. Although the Huawei nova 3 is somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S III AT&T, it's thinner and also newer. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
The Huawei nova 3 has a better hardware performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM. The Galaxy S III AT&T counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a much smaller display and a much lower pixels density.
The Huawei nova 3 shoots better photographs and videos than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a lot better (4K) video quality, a much larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 features a superior battery life than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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