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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 306 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.32 |
| 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 A71 is much better than Galaxy S III, getting a overall score of 87.5 against 74.8. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A71 has newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it counts with some extra features. Although Samsung Galaxy A71 is way heavier than Galaxy S III, it's somewhat thinner and way newer.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has a lot smaller screen, a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a little bit lower number of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A71 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A71 features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much larger aperture for better photos in low light environments, a much better 64 MP resolution back facing camera, a way bigger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A71 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is way more expensive than Galaxy S III, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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