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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 14 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2024-06-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 710 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Motorola Edge (2024) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, with a score of 78.5 against 74.8. Motorola Edge (2024)'s design is much newer and just a little thinner, but also heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Motorola Edge (2024) has newer 14 version and Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, providing the user a lot of extra features.
The Galaxy S III counts with a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge (2024), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. The Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a greater pixels quantity per screen inch, a really brighter display and a really bigger display.
Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher video quality, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, a way larger aperture and a camera with a much higher resolution. Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Motorola Edge (2024) features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Motorola Edge (2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Motorola Edge (2024), else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S III, giving up some specs and features.
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