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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-08-03 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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
The Asus ZenFone AR is a bit better than Galaxy S III, getting a score of 77.4 against 74.8. Asus ZenFone AR is a extremely newer cellphone than Galaxy S III, but it is notably heavier and just a bit thicker. The Galaxy S III has a little sharper screen than Asus ZenFone AR, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px, a much worse pixel count per inch of display and a bit smaller display.
Asus ZenFone AR has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Asus ZenFone AR and Samsung Galaxy S III both feature very similar processors, because although the Asus ZenFone AR has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ZenFone AR has a way better battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh. Asus ZenFone AR has a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better images in low light environments, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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