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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and Gold |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy S III, getting an 81 score against 74.8. The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro design is a lot newer and thinner, but much heavier than the Galaxy S III. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has a more recent 6.0 Marshmallow version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3.
The Galaxy C9 Pro features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores. Galaxy S III counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy C9 Pro, although it has a much smaller screen, a little bit lower screen density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Galaxy C9 Pro counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Galaxy C9 Pro features a much longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 90% larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy C9 Pro features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy C9 Pro also has a camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger diafragm aperture.
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