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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Xperia XZ Premium has a score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III's overall score of 74.8. Xperia XZ Premium is a noticeably newer and a little thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S III, but it's much heavier. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a brighter screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a bit bigger screen, way more brightness, a much better resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels and much more pixels per screen inch. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a way better battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3230mAh battery size against 2100mAh. Xperia XZ Premium counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a camera with much more MP, a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a much larger aperture for better photography in low-light environments and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality.
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