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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having a 79.2 score against 74.8. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) body is way newer and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it is also notably heavier. The Galaxy S III counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720px, a little bit smaller screen and a way lower display density.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a way bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a back camera with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 43% more battery capacity.
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