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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 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 (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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.52 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL has a general score of 82.5, which is better than the Galaxy S III's 74.8 general score. Although Google Pixel 2 XL is much heavier than the Galaxy S III, it's a little thinner and also a lot newer. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy S III, because it has a much higher count of pixels per screen inch, a bigger display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880.
The Google Pixel 2 XL has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Google Pixel 2 XL has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 2 XL features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 68 percent greater battery size. Google Pixel 2 XL has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a larger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a much better resolution back facing camera, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way larger aperture.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 2 XL is also a bargain compared to others.
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