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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.11 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than the Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. The Galaxy A42 construction has the same thickness than Galaxy S III, but it's extremely heavier. Both phones we compare here come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, providing some extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features a sharper screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB and more internal storage.
Galaxy A42 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera, a way better video resolution and a much bigger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
Galaxy A42 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
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