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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A21 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having a score of 76.1 against 74.8. Both devices in this review use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A21 has a newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, providing you a lot of extra features and optimized performance. Samsung Galaxy A21's construction is incredibly newer and a bit thinner, but also a lot heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Galaxy A21 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S III has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density.
Galaxy A21 features a superior camera than Galaxy S III, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A21 also counts with a way larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a lot more MP back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A21 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
The Galaxy A21 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy S III, making this phone an easy choice.
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