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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.44 |
| 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 Note7 is a little bit better than Galaxy S III, with a general score of 79.5 against 74.8. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 design is a lot newer and a bit thinner, but also notably heavier than Galaxy S III. The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy Note7, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S III also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S III counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy Note7, although it has a much lower display density, a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a little bit smaller screen. Galaxy Note7 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Note7 features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity against 2100mAh. The Galaxy Note7 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition, a much larger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations, a larger sensor capturing better quality pictures and videos and a camera in the back with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
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