Besides the HTC One X, the only other top-tier Android smartphone
currently empowering scores of Android fanboy wars is Samsung’s Galaxy
S III. While the III’s predecessor, the Galaxy S II, was seen as the
device to beat last year, this year things are a bit different. On
paper (and from what we’ve seen via social networking sites), the
latest Galaxy S device doesn’t seem to feature the same allure. Still,
it’s an awesome device in its own right. And while we already know
that the performance specs should wow us, the equally important
measure of battery life is also something to focus on.
GSM Arena did
just that in their Galaxy S III benchmark review, finding that
Samsung’s latest and greatest is average to above average in most
areas. One example, 3G Talk-time saw the GS III posting a rather
respectable 10 :20 compared to the iPhone 4S’ 7:40. Web browsing sees
the GS III lasting 5:17 with Apple’s iPhone 4S jumping ahead, going a
full 6:56 of uninterrupted page loading. Meanwhile, the Motorola RAZR
MAXX (unsurprisingly) earned the top spot with 7:23. Video playback is
apparently a strong focus for Samsung, as the GS III lost video
playback runtime to only the RAZR MAXX — a device that features a
3,300 mAh battery compared to the GS III’s 2,100 mAh variant. The
iPhone 4S, for comparison’s sake, looped video for 9:24 before its
screen went dark and it’s innards cold.
All in all, the Galaxy S III appears to be a pretty decent offering
from Samsung as far as Android handsets (with battery life focus) are
concerned.
Via: GSM
Arena
