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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-07-06 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note3 is slightly better than BlackBerry KEY2, with a 77.7 score against 75.4. Samsung Galaxy Note3 is a a little heavier phone than BlackBerry KEY2, but they have the same thickness. BlackBerry KEY2 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1620 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
BlackBerry KEY2 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a higher number of cores (although slower) and a higher amount of RAM memory. The BlackBerry KEY2 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note3's camera is very similar to the BlackBerry KEY2 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note3 has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and video and a tinier sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, it also counts with a back camera with a better resolution.
The BlackBerry KEY2 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note3, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh.
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