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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 8 Plus is better than Galaxy S III, having a general score of 87.1 against 74.8. Even though the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is heavier than the Galaxy S III, it's somewhat thinner and extremely newer. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a display that is just as good as the screen in Galaxy S III, although the iPhone 8 Plus also has way more brightness, a quite bigger screen, a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a higher pixels count in each inch of display.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a better processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores, a 64 bits CPU and more RAM.
The iPhone 8 Plus has greater battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 2691mAh battery capacity. Apple iPhone 8 Plus captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video and a much more megapixels camera.
Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Galaxy S III, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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