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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 13 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| 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 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 V has a score of 82.7, which is much better than Galaxy S III's 74.8 score. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 1 V has a newer 13 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it gives a couple additional features. The Xperia 1 V design is much newer and a bit thinner than the Galaxy S III's, although it is a lot heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S III has an extremely better CPU than Xperia 1 V, because although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Xperia 1 V and Galaxy S III feature incredibly similar displays, although the Xperia 1 V also has a lot better pixel density, a lot better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a much bigger screen.
Xperia 1 V features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia 1 V has a much better battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Xperia 1 V captures a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels, a lot bigger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video.
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