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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.88 |
| 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 Compact is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III, getting a 79 score against 74.8. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Xperia XZ2 Compact has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it provides the user some additional features and a performance increase. Xperia XZ2 Compact's body is incredibly newer, but noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker than Galaxy S III.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more processing cores. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160, a way higher pixel density, a quite bigger display and way more brightness.
Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much more mega pixels back facing camera, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much bigger sensor and a much bigger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S III, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 2870mAh battery capacity against 2100mAh.
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