Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy S III's global score of 74.8. Galaxy S8's body is notably newer and a little thinner, but heavier than Galaxy S III. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a bigger display, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a much greater pixel count per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and video, a much better (4K) video resolution, a bigger back camera sensor and a back camera with a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes this phone an easy choice.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.