Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 Motorola One Action has a global score of 78.5, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S III AT&T's 72.2 general score. The Motorola One Action is a noticeably newer phone than Galaxy S III AT&T, although it is a little bit thicker and notably heavier. The Motorola One Action and Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T have really similar screens, although the Motorola One Action also has a much larger screen, a much better 1080 x 2520px resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Motorola One Action has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Motorola One Action features a little better performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and 2 GB more RAM.
Motorola One Action counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a way bigger aperture for better photography in low light environments. Motorola One Action features a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Motorola One Action is also a lot cheaper.
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