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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 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 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is much better than Samsung Galaxy S III, getting an 82.3 score against 74.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 2's construction is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy S III's, but it is notably heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a newer 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and more RAM memory. The Galaxy S III features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, although it has a really smaller display, a little lower pixel density, a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution and much less brightness.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a lot better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality, a much larger aperture and a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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