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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 has a score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. Both phones in this comparison review include Android OS, but Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3. Huawei nova 3's body is way newer and somewhat thinner, but also heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy S III counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a much smaller screen, way lesser pixels per inch in the screen and a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Huawei nova 3 features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
Huawei nova 3 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better images in low-light situations, a camera with a much higher 16 MP resolution and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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