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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.76 |
| 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 A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is better than Galaxy S III's 74.8 general score. The Galaxy A9 (2018) construction is notably newer and a little thinner, but also way heavier than Galaxy S III. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy S III counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a way smaller display, a lot lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a little bit worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a way bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and a way better 24 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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