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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 84.5 |
| 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 | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.34 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 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.2 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is better than the Galaxy S III's global score of 74.8. Apple iPhone XS Max's body is extremely newer and thinner, but a lot heavier than the Galaxy S III. The Apple iPhone XS Max features a better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster), more RAM and a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has way more screen brightness, a greater screen pixels density, a lot larger screen and a much higher 1242 x 2688px resolution. The iPhone XS Max captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture, a bigger camera sensor, a lot higher video resolution and a camera in the back with a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a little bit more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The iPhone XS Max features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone XS Max is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S III. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Apple iPhone XS Max, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy S III, giving up some features and specifications.
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