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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 18.62 |
| 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is a lot better than the Galaxy S III, with a 90.5 score against 74.8. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 5 III has a newer 11 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3. Even though the Xperia 5 III is incredibly heavier than Galaxy S III, it's a little bit thinner and also extremely newer.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S III counts with a little more vivid screen than Xperia 5 III, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, way less pixels per display inch and a much smaller screen.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much bigger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs, a lot better (4K) video definition, a much larger diafragm aperture for better captures in low-light environments and a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Xperia 5 III has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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