Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-09-27 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.24 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, with a global score of 97.6 against 72.2. The Galaxy Fold is a newer and noticeably thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, although it's noticeably heavier. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Fold has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3 version.
Galaxy S III AT&T has a bit better screen than Galaxy Fold, although it has a just a little lower number of pixels per inch of display, a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller screen. The Galaxy Fold features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Fold counts with a quite superior performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Fold has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a much higher resolution camera, a lot better video resolution, a bigger camera sensor and a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy Fold has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 4380mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Fold is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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