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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III, with an 80.4 score against 74.8. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition body is newer and a little bit thinner than Galaxy S III's, but it is also heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition and Galaxy S III both feature really similar displays, although the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a lot higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a bigger display and a much better screen pixels density. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity. Galaxy Note Fan Edition takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot bigger camera aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy S III, letting go some specs and features.
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