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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy Note9 is better than Samsung Galaxy S III, with a overall score of 87.1 against 74.8. The Galaxy Note9 design is way newer, but a lot heavier and a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Galaxy Note9 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a lot better pixels quantity per inch in the screen and a way bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a larger camera sensor, a camera in the back with lot more megapixels, a way larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Note9 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S III, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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