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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 94.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2021-01-26 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.70 x 3.00 x 0.40 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 2500.00 |
| 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 | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 22.92 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 PRO is way better than Samsung Galaxy S III, with a 94.3 score against 74.8. Xperia PRO is a a lot newer device than the Samsung Galaxy S III, although it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia PRO has the newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, so it provides some extra features.
The Xperia PRO has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a way greater count of pixels per inch in the screen, a really larger display and a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. The Sony Xperia PRO features a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Sony Xperia PRO captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot bigger sensor capturing way higher quality pictures and videos, a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot bigger aperture. Sony Xperia PRO has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 512 GB internal storage.
The Xperia PRO has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2100mAh.
Although Sony Xperia PRO is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy S III. If you want to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S III, and give up a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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