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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 7 has an overall score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III's global score of 74.8. The Apple iPhone 7 construction is notably newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy S III. The iPhone 7 has a little faster processor than Galaxy S III, although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, they both have the same RAM amount and a Quad-Core CPU.
Samsung Galaxy S III has a little bit better screen than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has a little lower 1280 x 720px resolution, way less brightness and a just a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a little bigger screen. The Apple iPhone 7 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same sensor size, the Apple iPhone 7 also has a way better (4K) video definition, a camera with much more mega-pixels and a way bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos.
The Apple iPhone 7 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S III features just a bit better battery performance than iPhone 7, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1960mAh.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy S III. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPhone 7, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S III, giving up a couple features and specs.
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