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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-02-21 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 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-AB 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC U Ultra is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, having a 77 score against 74.8. HTC U Ultra's body is notably newer and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S III's, although it is also noticeably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a bit more powerful CPU than HTC U Ultra, because although it has less RAM, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S III has a little more vivid display than HTC U Ultra, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a bit smaller display and a lot worse display density. The HTC U Ultra has a superior camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a much larger sensor, a way more mega-pixels camera in the back, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much bigger camera aperture.
The HTC U Ultra counts with a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory capacity. HTC U Ultra has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although HTC U Ultra is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the HTC U Ultra, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S III, giving up a couple specs and features.
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