Screen size
Galaxy S III I7474.8"
Galaxy S25Winner: 6.2"+23%
Quick verdict
Galaxy S25 leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy S III I747
3
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Galaxy S25
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S III I747
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Galaxy S25
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy S III I747
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S25
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Galaxy S III I747
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy S25
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
Galaxy S III I747
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
4, 17
Galaxy S25
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
Speed
Galaxy S III I747
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Galaxy S25
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
5G bands
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Announced
Galaxy S III I747
2012, June. Released 2012, July
Galaxy S25
2025, January 22
Status
Galaxy S III I747
Discontinued
Galaxy S25
Available. Released 2025, February 03
Dimensions
Galaxy S III I747
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Galaxy S25
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)
Weight
Galaxy S III I747
134 g (4.73 oz)
Galaxy S25
162 g (5.71 oz)
SIM
Galaxy S III I747
Micro-SIM
Galaxy S25
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Build
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Other
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame
Type
Galaxy S III I747
Super AMOLED
Galaxy S25
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size
Galaxy S III I747
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S25
6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S III I747
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Galaxy S25
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S III I747
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Galaxy S25
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
OS
Galaxy S III I747
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Galaxy S25
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset
Galaxy S III I747
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Galaxy S25
Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Galaxy S III I747
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Galaxy S25
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Galaxy S III I747
Adreno 225
Galaxy S25
Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)
Card slot
Galaxy S III I747
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy S25
No
Internal
Galaxy S III I747
16GB 2GB RAM
Galaxy S25
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Other
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
UFS 4.0
Single
Galaxy S III I747
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Galaxy S25
-
Features
Galaxy S III I747
LED flash
Galaxy S25
Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy S III I747
1080p@30fps
Galaxy S25
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Triple
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Single
Galaxy S III I747
1.9 MP, f/2.6
Galaxy S25
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
Galaxy S III I747
720p@30fps
Galaxy S25
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
HDR, HDR10+
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy S25
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy S25
No
Other
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
High-bitrate audio support
WLAN
Galaxy S III I747
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Galaxy S25
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy S III I747
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Galaxy S25
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy S III I747
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Galaxy S25
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy S25
Yes
Radio
Galaxy S III I747
No
Galaxy S25
No
USB
Galaxy S III I747
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Galaxy S25
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy S III I747
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Galaxy S25
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy S III I747
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor
Galaxy S25
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Type
Galaxy S III I747
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Galaxy S25
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Stand-by
Galaxy S III I747
Up to 300 h (3G)
Galaxy S25
-
Talk time
Galaxy S III I747
Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Galaxy S25
-
Charging
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy S25
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless
Colors
Galaxy S III I747
Pebble blue, Marble white, Garnet Red
Galaxy S25
Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black
Models
Galaxy S III I747
SGH-I747
Galaxy S25
SM-S931B, SM-S931B/DS, SM-S931U, SM-S931U1, SM-S931W, SM-S931N, SM-S9310, SM-S931E, SM-S931E/DS
SAR
Galaxy S III I747
0.74 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S25
1.13 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy S III I747
0.20 W/kg (head)
Galaxy S25
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy S III I747
About 300 EUR
Galaxy S25
$ 799.99 / C$ 679.99 / £ 429.99 / € 589.90 / ₹ 74,999