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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.36 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 8 is better than Galaxy S III, having a global score of 83.3 against 74.8. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has the newer 10 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3. Although Xiaomi Mi 8 is incredibly heavier than Galaxy S III, it's thinner and noticeably newer.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a display that's just as good as the Galaxy S III one, although the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a greater pixels density, a bigger screen, a way better 1080 x 2248 resolution and a much brighter display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot better video resolution, a much bigger diafragm aperture, a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
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