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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.1, 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 Active is slightly better than Galaxy S III, getting an 81.9 score against 74.8. Galaxy S8 Active's body is incredibly newer than Galaxy S III's, although it's extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a larger display, way more pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 90% bigger battery size. Galaxy S8 Active takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low-light images, a lot higher video quality, a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a back camera with a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy S8 Active costs more than the Galaxy S III, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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