Global Score | |
75.5 | 80.7 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Samsung |
iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
2013-09-10 | 2013-09-04 |
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
3.95 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Pink and White |
Aluminium | -- |
-- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 270.00 | $ 245.00 |
Display / Screen | |
4 inches | 5.7 inches |
640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
326 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8.9 | 8.8 |
Performance | |
Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
9.27 | 9.18 |
Storage | |
64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
7.7 | 9.46 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
29.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
8.69 | 9.68 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
7.1 | 7.1 |
Battery Life | |
1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
-- | Wireless Charging |
250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
3.36 | 5.2 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 |
The Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5s's global score of 75.5. The Galaxy Note 3 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system. Even though Galaxy Note 3 is better than the Apple iPhone 5s, it must be noted that it is also noticeably heavier and a little thicker.
The Apple iPhone 5s features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, although it has a way smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per display inch and a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640. The Galaxy Note 3 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
IPhone 5s counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note 3, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a 600 MHz graphics co-processor, the iPhone 5s also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Galaxy Note 3 has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 104% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy Note 3 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 5s, because although it has a tinier sensor taking lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Note 3 also counts with a much higher video quality and a camera with way more mega pixels.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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