Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-05-03 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.71 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 220.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.88 |
| 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 Google Pixel 3 is slightly better than Galaxy S III, with a global score of 80 against 72.9. Even though the Google Pixel 3 is just a little heavier than Galaxy S III, it's a little thinner and also much newer. Galaxy S III has a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel 3, although it has a lot lower quantity of pixels in each inch in the display, a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a quite smaller screen.
The Google Pixel 3 features just a bit more memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 3 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
Google Pixel 3 counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a camera with a much higher 12.2 mega pixels resolution, a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 39 percent bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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