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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-06-26 | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.20 x 2.60 x 0.39 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| Krait 200 (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | 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 |
| 7.48 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 14 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 3 has a score of 80.7, which is way better than HTC 8XT's 61.4 overall score. The Galaxy Note 3 body is thinner but heavier than the HTC 8XT, and both of them were released only 2 months apart. The Galaxy Note 3 has Android 5.0 OS, while HTC 8XT comes with Windows Phone 8 OS. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a better screen than HTC 8XT, because it has a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a much better pixel quantity per inch of display and a lot bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than HTC 8XT, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also has more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a little bit better performance than HTC 8XT, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a much better graphics co-processor running at 600 MHz.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 captures greater videos and photos than HTC 8XT, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for taking images and/or video in low light situations, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera. Galaxy Note 3 features a very superior battery performance than HTC 8XT, because it has a 78% more battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the HTC 8XT.
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