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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a global score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Galaxy S III's score of 74.8. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, providing some extra features and performance optimizations. Even though the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is way newer than the Galaxy S III, it is a little thicker and way heavier.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and more processing cores. The Galaxy S III has a brighter screen than Galaxy XCover 5, although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a just a little worse pixel number in each inch of screen and a quite smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has much more memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a much bigger aperture and a way more MP camera in the back.
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