Screen size
Galaxy S25Winner: 6.2"+23%
I9300 Galaxy S III4.8"
Quick verdict
Galaxy S25 leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy S25
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
I9300 Galaxy S III
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S25
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
I9300 Galaxy S III
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy S25
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
I9300 Galaxy S III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S25
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
I9300 Galaxy S III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy S25
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
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
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
5G bands
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
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Speed
Galaxy S25
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
I9300 Galaxy S III
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy S25
2025, January 22
I9300 Galaxy S III
2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status
Galaxy S25
Available. Released 2025, February 03
I9300 Galaxy S III
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy S25
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)
I9300 Galaxy S III
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Galaxy S25
162 g (5.71 oz)
I9300 Galaxy S III
133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
Galaxy S25
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
I9300 Galaxy S III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
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
I9300 Galaxy S III
Micro-SIM
Other
Galaxy S25
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Type
Galaxy S25
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy S25
6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
I9300 Galaxy S III
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S25
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)
I9300 Galaxy S III
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S25
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
I9300 Galaxy S III
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
OS
Galaxy S25
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
I9300 Galaxy S III
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset
Galaxy S25
Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU
Galaxy S25
Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Galaxy S25
Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Mali-400MP4
Card slot
Galaxy S25
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy S25
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
I9300 Galaxy S III
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Galaxy S25
UFS 4.0
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Triple
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
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Features
Galaxy S25
Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
I9300 Galaxy S III
LED flash
Video
Galaxy S25
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
I9300 Galaxy S III
1080p@30fps
Single
Galaxy S25
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Single
Galaxy S25
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
I9300 Galaxy S III
1.9 MP, f/2.6
Features
Galaxy S25
HDR, HDR10+
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Video
Galaxy S25
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
I9300 Galaxy S III
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S25
Yes, with stereo speakers
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S25
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
Other
Galaxy S25
High-bitrate audio support
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
WLAN
Galaxy S25
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
I9300 Galaxy S III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy S25
5.4, A2DP, LE
I9300 Galaxy S III
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning
Galaxy S25
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
I9300 Galaxy S III
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Galaxy S25
Yes
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
Radio
Galaxy S25
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy S25
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
I9300 Galaxy S III
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Sensors
Galaxy S25
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
I9300 Galaxy S III
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy S25
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
I9300 Galaxy S III
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Type
Galaxy S25
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
I9300 Galaxy S III
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy S25
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Stand-by
Galaxy S25
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy S25
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Colors
Galaxy S25
Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black
I9300 Galaxy S III
Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Models
Galaxy S25
SM-S931B, SM-S931B/DS, SM-S931U, SM-S931U1, SM-S931W, SM-S931N, SM-S9310, SM-S931E, SM-S931E/DS
I9300 Galaxy S III
GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
SAR
Galaxy S25
1.13 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
I9300 Galaxy S III
0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy S25
1.29 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)
I9300 Galaxy S III
0.21 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy S25
$ 799.99 / C$ 679.99 / £ 429.99 / € 589.90 / ₹ 74,999
I9300 Galaxy S III
About 190 EUR