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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Google Pixel has a global score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. The Google Pixel body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S III, but it is a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S III counts with a bit better screen than Google Pixel, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a much lower pixels number per inch in the screen and a much lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution.
Google Pixel counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S III has a bit better processing power than Google Pixel, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, and they both have 4 cpu cores, the Galaxy S III also counts with an extra GPU.
The Google Pixel features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 2770mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh. The Google Pixel features a superior camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better 12.3 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a much bigger camera sensor, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a much bigger aperture to take better photography in low-light environments.
Although Google Pixel is a better device, it costs a lot more money than 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 get Galaxy S III, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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