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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| 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 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3 is slightly better than the Galaxy S III, having a score of 80 against 74.8. The Google Pixel 3 is a notably newer and a little thinner device than the Galaxy S III, although it is also somewhat heavier. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features a bit better display than Google Pixel 3, although it has a way lower pixels number per inch of screen, a little smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The Google Pixel 3 features a bit more memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
Google Pixel 3 takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much higher 12.2 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and video and a way better video definition.
Google Pixel 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Google Pixel 3 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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