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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola edge has an overall score of 89.6, which is much better than Galaxy S III's score of 74.8. Although Motorola edge is much newer than Galaxy S III, it is a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker. These phones have Android operating system, but the Motorola edge has newer 10 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it gives lots of additional features and optimized performance.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features just a bit better looking screen than Motorola edge, although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a much smaller display. The Motorola edge counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Motorola edge has a bit better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (and faster). The Motorola edge shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot bigger camera sensor, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way bigger aperture for better low light images and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Motorola edge counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Motorola edge costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy S III, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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