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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion 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 4.2 |
| 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 Sony Xperia XZs has a score of 77.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III's 74.8 overall score. The Sony Xperia XZs body is extremely newer and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it is heavier. Samsung Galaxy S III has a slightly better screen than Xperia XZs, although it has a much lower quantity of pixels in each inch in the display, a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a quite smaller display.
Sony Xperia XZs has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZs also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Xperia XZs counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the Galaxy S III one, because although the Xperia XZs has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, it also counts with more RAM.
The Xperia XZs takes way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back camera with much more MP and a much bigger back camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality. The Xperia XZs features a very superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has a 38 percent greater battery size.
Although Sony Xperia XZs is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy S III, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S III. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Sony Xperia XZs, otherwise you can save some money and get the Galaxy S III, letting go a couple features and specs.
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