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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh 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 5.0 |
| 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
The Moto G31 is a bit better than the Galaxy S III, having a 77 score against 74.8. The Moto G31 design has the same thickness than the Galaxy S III, but it's much heavier. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS, but Moto G31 has a more recent 11 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it provides some extra features.
The Galaxy S III features a little sharper screen than Moto G31, although it has a much worse pixels density, a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a lot smaller screen. The Moto G31 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Moto G31 takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G31 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and videos and a back camera with a lot better 50 megapixels resolution.
The Motorola Moto G31 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Motorola Moto G31 has a way better battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
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