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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Glacier |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Microsoft Surface Duo is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, with a 78.8 score against 74.8. These devices come with Android operating system, but Microsoft Surface Duo has a newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, providing a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements. The Microsoft Surface Duo body is noticeably newer and extremely thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it is noticeably heavier.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S III has a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a bit lower screen pixel density and a really smaller screen.
The Microsoft Surface Duo shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because it has a way more megapixels camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot bigger diafragm aperture. The Microsoft Surface Duo features a superior storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo has a much better battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Although Microsoft Surface Duo is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S III. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy Galaxy S III, giving up a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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