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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.12 |
| 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 Galaxy A40 is slightly better than Galaxy S III, having a 79.6 score against 74.8. Both devices we are comparing here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A40 has newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it gives some extra features. Galaxy A40's design is a lot newer and just a little thinner than Galaxy S III's, but it is a little bit heavier.
The Galaxy S III features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has 4 less and slower processing cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Galaxy S III has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a much lower screen density, a quite smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720px.
The Galaxy A40 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A40 also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photographs and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A40 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 48 percent more battery capacity.
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