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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-03-03 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9 PureView has a score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III's 74.8 overall score. The Nokia 9 PureView construction is notably newer and just a little thinner, but also notably heavier than Galaxy S III. Nokia 9 PureView features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot greater screen pixel density, a much better 1440 x 2880px resolution and a larger screen.
The Nokia 9 PureView counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Nokia 9 PureView features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 58% larger battery capacity. The Nokia 9 PureView features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better video resolution, a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a much larger aperture and a larger sensor providing a better image quality.
Although Nokia 9 PureView is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S III. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy Galaxy S III, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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