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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 306 pixels per inch | 534 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.0 |
| 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 U11 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, having a global score of 77.6 against 74.8. HTC U11's design is newer and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it is also notably heavier. HTC U11 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The HTC U11 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a little bit larger screen, a lot higher display density and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. HTC U11 has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The HTC U11 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and video, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a way higher resolution back camera. HTC U11 counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although HTC U11 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy S III. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the HTC U11, else you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S III, letting go a couple specs and features.
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