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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 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/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.28 |
| 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
Xperia 1 is much better than Galaxy S III, with an 82.6 score against 74.8. The Xperia 1 is a way newer and just a bit thinner phone than Galaxy S III, but it is also noticeably heavier. The Xperia 1 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px, more brightness, a lot bigger display and a way better display density.
Sony Xperia 1 features a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. Xperia 1 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more CPU cores.
Sony Xperia 1 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a larger back camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality, a lot larger aperture to take better low light captures and a much higher resolution back-facing camera. Sony Xperia 1 counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 59 percent larger battery capacity.
Although Xperia 1 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the 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 Xperia 1, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S III, resigning some specifications.
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