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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.12 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 5 is a bit better than Galaxy S III, getting an 81 score against 74.8. Although Sony Xperia 5 is heavier than Galaxy S III, it's just a bit thinner and also newer. Xperia 5 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 4 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a bit better display than Sony Xperia 5, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a much smaller screen and a lot lower pixel quantity per inch in the screen. The Xperia 5 shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way larger aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a larger back-facing camera sensor, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Xperia 5 counts with a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Sony Xperia 5 features a way better battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3140mAh battery size instead of 2100mAh.
Although Xperia 5 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy S III. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Xperia 5, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy S III, resigning a couple specs and features.
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