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Sony Xperia Z	Samsung Galaxy S III

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.	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.
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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%)	Lighter (10%) OLED screen May have more storage

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