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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 13 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 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 | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.77 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.24 |
| 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
Motorola Edge 40 has a global score of 77.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy S III's 74.8 general score. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Edge 40 has a more recent 13 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features. Motorola Edge 40 is a extremely newer and thinner device than Galaxy S III, but it's extremely heavier.
Motorola Edge 40 has a little sharper display than Galaxy S III, because it has a greater pixel amount per screen inch, a way higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a much brighter screen and a way bigger display. Galaxy S III counts with a lot better processing power than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 6 GB less RAM and less processing cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola Edge 40 features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 features a way better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photos, a lot larger aperture for better images and videos in low light situations, a lot higher video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
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