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Samsung Galaxy S III
R530XLG G3
32 GBD855
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.2 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2014-05-27 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.71 ounces | 5.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Purple and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 220.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 10 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | 548 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G3 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, getting a general score of 76.4 against 72.9. LG G3's design is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy S III's, although it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the LG G3 has the newer 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version.
LG G3 features a much better looking display than Galaxy S III, because it has a brighter display, a quite larger display, a way higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a way better screen pixels density. LG G3 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S III, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz, and they both have the same number of cores, the LG G3 also counts with more RAM.
The LG G3 captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy S III, because although it has a smaller camera sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, it also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera, a lot better video resolution and a larger aperture to take better low light captures.
The LG G3 has just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S III, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the LG G3 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 128 GB. LG G3 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S III, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery capacity.
The LG G3 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy choice.
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