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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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
Xperia XZ2 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, getting a 79.1 score against 74.8. Xperia XZ2's construction is much newer, but extremely heavier and notably thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S III. Xperia XZ2 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has much more brightness, a much higher 1080 x 2160 resolution, a greater pixel density and a bigger display. Xperia XZ2 shoots greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger camera aperture for better low light images, a lot better 19 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, a way larger camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xperia XZ2 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB and more internal storage. The Sony Xperia XZ2 has a way better battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3180mAh battery capacity.
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