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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-08-19 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.65 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Nebula Blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge (2021) is better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, with a general score of 84.6 against 74.8. The Motorola Edge (2021) construction is much newer, but much heavier and just a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy S III. Both devices we are comparing use Android operating system, but the Motorola Edge (2021) has a more recent 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, giving a couple additional features.
The Galaxy S III features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Edge (2021), although it has a really smaller display, a quite lower screen pixel density and a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution. Motorola Edge (2021) counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Motorola Edge (2021) counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. Motorola Edge (2021) has a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Motorola Edge (2021) has a very superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 138% more battery size.
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