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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 14 |
| 2012-05-03 | -- |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 15.38 |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| 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 5.3 |
| 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 Galaxy A16 5G has a general score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III's general score of 74.8. The Galaxy A16 5G design is a little bit thinner but noticeably heavier than Galaxy S III. These phones use Android OS, but Galaxy A16 5G has newer 14 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, offering a couple additional features.
Samsung Galaxy S III has a much more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Galaxy S III and the Galaxy A16 5G both have extremely similar displays, although the Galaxy A16 5G also has a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a lot brighter screen, a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a way larger screen.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB and more internal storage. The Galaxy A16 5G features a much better battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2100mAh.
The Galaxy A16 5G takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher 50 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a way larger aperture.
Although Galaxy A16 5G is a better device, it costs more than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy S III. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S III, letting go a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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