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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Max is a little bit better than the Galaxy S III, with a score of 77.5 against 74.8. Xiaomi Mi Max's design is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also much heavier than the Galaxy S III. The Galaxy S III has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has 4 lesser and slower CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy S III features a sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Max, although it has a way smaller display, a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a little lower display density. The Xiaomi Mi Max captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a back camera with a much better 16 mega-pixels resolution, a lot higher video definition and a much bigger camera aperture to capture better captures in low light environments.
The Xiaomi Mi Max has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S III, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 131 percent greater battery size.
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