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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is better than the Galaxy S III's 74.8 global score. The Apple iPhone XS is a extremely newer and thinner device than Galaxy S III, but it's also much heavier. The iPhone XS counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores, a 64 bits CPU and 2 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better 1125 x 2436px resolution, a much brighter screen, a lot greater count of pixels per screen inch and a larger display. IPhone XS has just a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone XS features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 2659mAh battery size. IPhone XS features a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher (4K) video quality, a lot bigger aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot higher resolution back camera.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S III. If you prefer to save some money, you can get the Galaxy S III, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your money.
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