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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-06-29 |
| 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 500.00 |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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
Motorola Moto Z3 Play has an overall score of 76.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S III's general score of 74.8. Although Motorola Moto Z3 Play is heavier than Galaxy S III, it's a lot thinner and also extremely newer. Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a little sharper screen than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a really smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a just a bit worse pixels density.
Galaxy S III has a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has less and slower CPU cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Motorola Moto Z3 Play captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a lot higher resolution back facing camera, a larger back camera sensor and a lot larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Moto Z3 Play has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Moto Z3 Play, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy S III, giving up some specifications.
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