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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| -- | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.43 x 2.62 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.10 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 720 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 3 is a lot better than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, having an 80.7 score against 56.2. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note 3 has a more recent 5.0 version and Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha has Android 4.2, offering lots of additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a little bit better looking screen than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, because it has a larger display, a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy Note 3 has a greater performance than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, because it has an additional graphics processor, a larger number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with much more storage for games and applications than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 captures way better photographs and videos than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser MP resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a much better battery lifetime than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 2000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is also a bit cheaper.
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