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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 3.63 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone has an overall score of 77.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S III's score of 74.8. Asus ROG Phone's body has the same thickness than Galaxy S III, but it's notably heavier. Asus ROG Phone counts with a bit more powerful processor 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 and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Asus ROG Phone has a screen that's very similar to Galaxy S III's screen, although the Asus ROG Phone also has a larger screen, a greater pixel number per inch of display, a lot brighter display and a lot better 1080 x 2160px resolution. The Asus ROG Phone has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy S III captures much clearer videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone, although it has a much tinier aperture, a tinier back-facing camera sensor which gives a lower photo and video quality and worse video frame rate, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. The Asus ROG Phone features a superior battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although Asus ROG Phone is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S III. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy S III, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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