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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-08-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Just black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 444 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 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 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/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm 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 | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 4a has a global score of 82.9, which is much better than the Galaxy S III's 74.8 overall score. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 4a has newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it offers a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks. The Google Pixel 4a construction is noticeably newer and a little thinner, but a bit heavier than Galaxy S III.
Google Pixel 4a counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more cpu cores. Galaxy S III has a little sharper display than Google Pixel 4a, although it has a bit smaller screen, a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a much worse pixels density.
The Google Pixel 4a has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Google Pixel 4a shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with a much better 12.2 mega-pixels resolution.
Google Pixel 4a features a much better battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size.
Google Pixel 4a is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S III, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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