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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-05-03 | -- |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 400 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 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3350mAh 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a global score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S III's score of 74.8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite design is thinner but noticeably heavier than the Galaxy S III. Both phones in our current comparison have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has newer 8.1 Oreo version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3.
Galaxy S III has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, although it has a really smaller display, a just a bit worse pixel density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a back facing camera with way more MP, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a way larger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 60 percent bigger battery capacity.
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