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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh 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 |
| 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 II has a general score of 91, which is a lot better than Galaxy S III's 74.8 global score. The Xperia 1 II is a incredibly newer and a little thinner phone than the Galaxy S III, but it is extremely heavier. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but Xperia 1 II has newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, providing you a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements.
Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and 6 GB more RAM memory. The Xperia 1 II has a bit better screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px, a really larger screen and way more pixels per display inch.
Xperia 1 II has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 256 GB internal memory. Xperia 1 II features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S III, because it has a 90 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Xperia 1 II has a way better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a much larger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a camera with a much better 12 mega pixels resolution, a much higher video resolution and a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments.
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