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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, getting a score of 81 against 74.8. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has newer 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. Even though Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S III, it is much heavier and somewhat thicker.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy S III counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy XCover Pro, although it has a really smaller display, a way worse display pixels density and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S III, because although it has a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a much bigger aperture and a way better 25 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy XCover Pro has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 4050mAh battery size against 2100mAh.
Although Galaxy XCover Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy S III. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Galaxy XCover Pro, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S III, resigning some specs and features.
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