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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 537 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.28 |
| 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 LG V30 has a score of 79.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. Although LG V30 is somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S III, it's thinner and also notably newer. LG V30 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
LG V30 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a larger screen, a much better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a lot better display pixels density. LG V30 shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, because although it has a tinier sensor shooting worse quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a lot higher video quality, a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a camera with lot more megapixels.
The LG V30 counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG V30 has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although LG V30 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S III. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Galaxy S III, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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