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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 306 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M12 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having an 80 score against 74.8. Both devices in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M12 has the newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version. Although Galaxy M12 is much newer than Samsung Galaxy S III, it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher display pixels density. The Galaxy M12 features just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a much larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and video and a camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution.
Galaxy M12 features a very superior storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M12 features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2100mAh.
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