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Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T
SGH-I747| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 5.1 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z5 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, with a 77.6 score against 72.2. The Sony Xperia Z5 construction is newer and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's, but it's heavier. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia Z5 has a newer 5.1 version while Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3.
The Xperia Z5 features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a greater pixel amount in each inch of display, a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite bigger screen. The Xperia Z5 counts with a more powerful processor than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a better 450 MHz graphics processor, a greater amount of RAM and more processing cores.
Xperia Z5 captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot better 23 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger diafragm aperture. Sony Xperia Z5 counts with much more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 200 GB.
Sony Xperia Z5 features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a 2900mAh battery size instead of 2100mAh.
Xperia Z5 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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