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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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 SE has a general score of 75.9, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S III's global score of 74.8. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS, and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 OS. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's design is newer and thinner than the Galaxy S III's, but it's also somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, a greater pixels density, a larger display and way more brightness.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a bigger camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a lot higher video definition, a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a much bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has 3120mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
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