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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 402 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto Z3 has a global score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S III's 74.8 overall score. The Motorola Moto Z3 construction is much newer and way thinner, but heavier than the Galaxy S III. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Moto Z3 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it provides the user some extra features.
The Galaxy S III has a bit more vivid screen than Moto Z3, although it has a much smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a little bit worse screen density. The Moto Z3 features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Motorola Moto Z3 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Moto Z3 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a back facing camera with a way better 12 MP resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way higher (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture.
The Moto Z3 has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity.
Although Moto Z3 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S III. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy S III, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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