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Samsung Galaxy S III	Sony Xperia Z

Released in May 2012. Features 4.8 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 306 ppi. Quad-core processor Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad with up to 1 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,100 mAh battery.	Released in March 2013. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi. Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,330 mAh battery.
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Lighter (10%) OLED screen May have more storage	Thinner (9%) Slightly larger screen (4%) Much better quality screen (31%) Probably better rear camera More memory More processing power (7%) Better battery capacity (10%)

	Samsung Galaxy S III	Sony Xperia Z
Specifications
Brand	Samsung	Sony
Model	GT-I9300	-
Release Date	May 2012	March 2013
Operating System	TouchWiz UI (Android 4.0)	Android 4.1
Dimensions
Size	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in	139.0 x 71.0 x 7.9 mm 5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in
Weight	133 g 4.69 oz	146 g 5.15 oz
Screen
Size	4.8 inches	5.0 inches
Resolution	720 x 1,280 pixels	1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI	306	441
Features	OLED	-
Cameras
Rear	8 MP f/2.6	13 MP f/2.4
Front	2 MP f/2.6	2 MP
Storage
Memory	1 GB	2 GB
Fixed	16 GB 32 GB 64 GB	16 GB
Removable	microSDXC	microSDXC
Processor
Chip	Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core processor 32 nm	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad-core processor 28 nm
CPU	4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A9	4x 1.50 GHz Krait 300
GPU	Mali-400 MP4	Adreno 320
Battery
Capacity	2,100 mAh	2,330 mAh
Features	-	-
Removable
Connectivity
5G
NFC
3.5 mm Audio Jack
Micro USB
USB Type-C
Lightning