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Apple iPhone 4
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2010-06-07 | 2013-09-04 |
| 4.50 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX535 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1420mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 3 is much better than the iPhone 4, having an 80.7 score against 59.4. Galaxy Note 3 counts with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Galaxy Note 3 is a incredibly newer and somewhat thinner phone than the iPhone 4, but it is somewhat heavier. The Galaxy Note 3 has a way better performance than Apple iPhone 4, because it has a graphics processing unit, a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Note 3 features a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 4, because it has a really larger screen, a quite greater number of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy Note 3 features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 4, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports up to 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 4, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a way better battery life than iPhone 4, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1420mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 costs a bit more money than Apple iPhone 4, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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