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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S III's 74.8 general score. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, providing lots of additional features and improved performance. Although Galaxy M30 is notably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III, it's a little thinner and newer.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a little worse display pixel density, a lot smaller display and a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a processor that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S III one, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M30 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy S III, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M30 also counts with a camera with much more MP and a lot larger aperture.
The Galaxy M30 has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M30 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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