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Google Nexus 5
16 GBD820, D821
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-10-31 | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 30.40mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") 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 |
| 8.47 | 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 |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 3 is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5, getting a score of 80.7 against 74.7. Even though Galaxy Note 3 and the Google Nexus 5 were released only a couple months apart, Galaxy Note 3's construction is noticeably heavier but also a bit thinner. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note 3 has older 5.0 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 5.1 version.
The Google Nexus 5 counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Google Nexus 5 also counts with a just a little better number of pixels per inch in the screen. Google Nexus 5 has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, a weaker GPU running at 450 MHz and less CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 64 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy Note 3 takes better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video, a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 39 percent more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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