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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 8 is just a bit better than Galaxy S III, getting a score of 77.4 against 74.8. Huawei Mate 8 is a much newer and a little bit thinner phone than Galaxy S III, although it's a lot heavier. Huawei Mate 8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S III has just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 8, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a much smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per display inch. The Huawei Mate 8 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a way larger aperture for better low-light images and videos, better 60 fps video frame rates and a lot better 16 mega-pixels resolution camera.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 8 features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although Huawei Mate 8 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Huawei Mate 8, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy S III, resigning some specs and features.
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