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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 has a global score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. Both phones we are comparing include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy C5 has 6.0 Marshmallow version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version. The Galaxy C5 construction is noticeably newer and notably thinner than the Galaxy S III's, although it's a little bit heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S III features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy C5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Galaxy S III has a little sharper screen than Galaxy C5, although it has a much lower pixels quantity per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a bit smaller display.
The Galaxy C5 has a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy C5 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy C5 also has a way larger aperture for better captures and videos in low-light environments and a camera with a much higher 16 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy C5 has superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 24% larger battery capacity.
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