Pixensity

Samsung Galaxy S III

720 by 1280 pixels on a 4.8 inch phone, introduced in 2012.

From the 2012 to 2023 Pixensity database, not re-verified. The old page listed 305.96 PPI. Archived copy of the old page.

Device details

BrandSamsung
ModelGalaxy S III
Also known asGalaxy S3
Typephone
Product lineGalaxy S
Year introduced2012

Display specs

Resolution (as printed by the maker)720 by 1280 pixels
Diagonal4.8 in

Width and height follow the order the maker prints them in; phones are usually listed with the long side first.

305.96 pixels per inch
Pixel pitch (computed from PPI; a rectangular estimate, not a measured panel pitch)
83 um
Physical size (computed from the rectangle, not the usable area)
2.35 by 4.18 in (6 by 10.6 cm)
Aspect ratio (computed)
9:16
Megapixels (computed)
0.92
Looks sharp from (assuming 20/20 vision, one pixel per arcminute)
11.2 in and further
Pixels per degree at an assumed 12 in viewing distance
64.1

Every row above is computed here from the stated resolution and the stated diagonal. With w and h in pixels and the diagonal in inches: PPI = sqrt(w^2 + h^2) / diagonal, which here is sqrt(720^2 + 1280^2) / 4.8; pixel pitch = 25.4 mm / PPI; physical size = pixels / PPI, which is the full panel rectangle and not the usable area, so a screen with rounded corners or a notch has less usable area than the size shown; sharpness distance = 1 / (PPI x tan(1/60 degree)), the distance at which one pixel spans one arcminute for 20/20 vision; pixels per degree = 2 x distance x tan(0.5 degree) x PPI at the assumed viewing distance. Values are rounded to two decimals, and to one decimal for the pitch, the sizes in centimeters, the distances, and the pixels per degree.

How we know

Device details

FieldValueSourceQuoted text
Also known as Galaxy S3 Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) Model also known as: Galaxy S3 (entry 7) Field 94, Model also known as, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 7. No maker page is cited for it.
Year introduced 2012 Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) Approximate year introduced: 2012 (entry 7) Field 96, Approximate year introduced, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 7. No maker page is cited for it.

Display specs

FieldValueSourceQuoted text
Resolution, first number 720 px Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inch diagonal (entry 7)
Resolution, second number 1280 px Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inch diagonal (entry 7)
Diagonal (measured) 4.8 in Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inch diagonal (entry 7)

Sources

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://pixensity.com/list/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-7/. Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023), archive, retrieved 2023-02-12. Entry 7 submitted 2012-06-29; approved on the old site.

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