Samsung Galaxy S III vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

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Galaxy S III compared with Galaxy S25 Edge

	SamsungGalaxy S III	SamsungGalaxy S25 Edge
Overview
Released
Released	May 2012	May 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4.8″	6.7″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 720	3120 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	306 pixels per inch	513 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
Display type
Display type	HD Super AMOLED, 1,280 × 720	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Quad HD+, 16M colours; Super Smooth 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz); 6.7 inches as a full rectangle, 6.5 inches allowing for the rounded corners
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Display features
Display features	–	Vision booster; Adaptive colour tone; ProScaler image upscaling; mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 4412	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	1 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	16 GB	256 GB, 512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Exynos 4 Quad, four Cortex-A9 cores at 1.4 GHz; 1 GB of RAM (Notebookcheck)	Octa-core (4.47 GHz, 3.5 GHz); 3 nm
GPU
GPU	Mali-400 MP4 (Notebookcheck)	Real-time ray tracing; Vulkan optimisation
Cooling
Cooling	–	Vapour chamber 10% larger than the Galaxy S25+'s, with a new hole structure in the front metal frame and a tailored thermal interface material
Storage type
Storage type	16 GB; microSD card slot up to 64 GB	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP	200 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	1.9 MP	12 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash, zero shutter lag, backside illumination	200 MP wide, F1.7, OIS, autofocus
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	–	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus; macro shots
Front camera
Front camera	1.9 MP CMOS, records HD video	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	–	2x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 10x
Video recording
Video recording	Full HD (1080p)	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	Burst shot (20 shots), Best photo, Buddy photo share	ProVisual Engine; Nightography; Object-aware Engine for portraits; Audio Eraser; Auto Trim
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	2,100 mAh	3,900 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 24 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	–	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable 2,100 mAh battery	3,900 mAh typical, 3,786 mAh rated; at least 2,000 charge cycles; EU energy class A, 40 h 5 min per charge cycle
Wired charging
Wired charging	–	Up to 55% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately); compatible with QC2.0 and AFC/PD
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	Fast Wireless Charging (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	–	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	133 g (better)	163 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.6 mm	5.8 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	136.6 × 70.6 mm	158.2 × 75.6 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	No
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 2 front, removable plastic back and plastic frame (Notebookcheck)	Titanium frame (not the volume and side keys); Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 front, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Pebble Blue, Marble White at launch; more colours later	Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack, Titanium Icyblue
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, geomagnetic, gyro, RGB light, barometer	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	One UI 7 (Android 15)
Software updates
Software updates	–	Security updates until 31 May 2032 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Brief, Now Bar, Audio Eraser and Drawing Assist; Gemini Live with camera and screen sharing; Gemini on the side button
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G HSPA+ 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; no LTE on the UK GT-I9300	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with channel bonding	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 LE	Bluetooth 5.4
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	–	Yes
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls)
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS